pelekizo (G3990) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G3990

πελεκίζω

pelekizopel-ek-id'-zo

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

1890 spelling: pelekízō

π80
ε5
λ30
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κ20
ι10
ζ7
ω800

Isopsephy 957

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

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

Rendered in the KJV as

behead.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 1 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

πεπελεκισμένων1

How it is rendered · 1

beheaded1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1

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Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 20:4πεπελεκισμένωνpepelekismenōnverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen 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.here: beheaded

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