Strong's Greek · G5137
G5137 tráchēlos
τράχηλος
trakh'-ay-los
neck
Looking for Hebrew H5137 nâzâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5137. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
tráchēlos appears 7 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts and Romans. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
In the King James Version
neck
Derivation
probably from G5143 (τρέχω) (through the idea of mobility);
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
“It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.”
“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.”
“who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.”
“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.”
“Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?”
“They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
