G3990 · πελεκίζω
pelekízō · behead
G3990 (pelekízō) is the Greek word πελεκίζω in Strong’s dictionary: to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate. It appears 1 time in 1 verse of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- πελεκίζω (Greek)
- Transliteration
- pelekízō
- Derivation
- from a derivative of G4141 (πλήσσω) (meaning an axe);
- Definition
- to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
- Rendered in the KJV
- behead
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
1 occurrence in 1 verse.
How the BSB renders it
- “had been beheaded” ×1
By book
Revelation 1