ἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalízō
GreekG6075 occurrences (KJV)
to decapitate
KJV renders it: behead
Where it appears(showing the first 4 of 5)
- Matt 14:10and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
- Mark 6:16But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”
- Mark 6:27Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Luke 9:9Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.