G3990
G3990 — πελεκίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
pelekizo (pel-ek-id'-zo) v.
1. to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
[from a derivative of G4141 (meaning an axe)]
KJV: behead
Root(s): G4141
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
behead
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πελεκίζω (behead)
Revelation 20:4
- KJV: And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and judgment was given unto them and the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the beast neither his image neither had received mark upon their foreheads or in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years
- GK: και είδον θρόνους και εκάθισαν επ΄ αυτούς και κρίμα εδόθη αυτοίς και τας ψυχάς των πεπελεκισμένων διά την μαρτυρίαν Ιησού και διά τον λόγον του θεού και οίτινες ου προσεκύνησαν τω θηρίω ούτε τη εικονι αυτού και ουκ έλαβον το χάραγμα επί το μέτωπον αυτών και επί την χείρα αυτών και έζησαν και εβασίλευσαν μετά του χριστού χίλια έτη