τράχηλος trachēlos · G5137

neck

τράχηλος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for צַוַּאר, also forעֹרֶף, etc. ; ] ; the neck: Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Gen.46:29), Luk.15:20, Act.20:37. Metaphorical, ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ. (for similar phrase in π., see Zorell, see word), Rom.16:4; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., Act.15:10.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τράχηλος [ᾰ], ὁ, ; Doric dialect τράχᾱλος []: irregular plural τράχηλα []:—neck, throat, []; distinguished from αὐχήν by [] being, accusative to [], the whole neck and throat, αὐχήν the back part of the neck in human beings, the upper part in animals; this difference is observed in []; but αὐχήν in [], NT, and Papyrus τ. is more frequently than αὐχήν); τ. σώματος χωρὶς τεμών []; ἀποτεμεῖν, ἀποκόψαι, []; ἐς τ. πεσεῖν break one's neck, []; ἐπὶ τ. ὠθεῖν τινα thrust head-foremost, []; ἐν βρόχῳ τὸν …

Where it's used 7 times

Matthew 18:6 · Mark 9:42 · Luke 15:20 · Luke 17:2 · Acts 15:10 · Acts 20:37 · Romans 16:4

Source: TBESG G5137; TFLSJ G5137

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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