Strong's Greek · G607

ἀποκεφαλίζω

apokephalízō

behead

Definition

to decapitate

Derivation

from G575 (ἀπό) and G2776 (κεφαλή);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Mark 6:27

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

Matthew 14:10

and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Mark 6:16

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

Luke 9:9

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

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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).

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