Know the Word.

Greek word

pelekízō

πελεκίζω

What it means

to chop off, i.e. truncate

to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate

Where it comes from

from a derivative of plḗssō (πλήσσω) (meaning an axe)

How the King James translates it

  • beheaded1

Every place it appears 1

Revelation20:4