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GreekG3990Verb

πελεκίζω

pelekizō

1Occurrences
G3990Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate

from a derivative of G4141 (πλήσσω) (meaning an axe);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to out off with an axe, esp. to behead: with accusative, (Polyb.).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πελεκίζω appears 1 time in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
1

Key Passages

Revelation 20:4BSB

Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.