Strong's Greek · G3990
πελεκίζω
pelekízō
behead
Definition
to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
Derivation
from a derivative of G4141 (πλήσσω) (meaning an axe);
Appears 1 time in Scripture
“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.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).