ΑΠΟΚΕΦΑΛΙΖΩ, αποκεφαλιζω
APOKEPHALIZŌ, apokephalizō
Sounds Like: ah-po-keh-fah-LEE-zo
Translations: behead, decapitate
From the root: ΑΠΟΚΕΦΑΛΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to cut off the head of someone, to behead or decapitate. It is often used in the context of execution or violent death. The word is a compound of 'απο' (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and 'κεφαλή' (KEPHALE), meaning 'head'. Thus, it literally means 'to take the head away from'.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular; or Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0607 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΚΕΦΑΛΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΚΕΦΑΛΙΣΑ — I beheaded
- ΑΠΕΚΕΦΑΛΙΣΑ — I beheaded, I cut off the head
- ΑΠΕΚΕΦΑΛΙΣΕ — he beheaded, he cut off the head, he executed by beheading
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