Strong's G3990
πελεκίζω
- Transliteration
- pelekízō
- Definition
- to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
- KJV usage
- behead
- Derivation
- from a derivative of G4141 (πλήσσω) (meaning an axe);
From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.