ΠΕΛΕΚΙΣΑΙ, πελεκισαι
PELEKISAI, pelekisai
Sounds Like: peh-leh-KEE-sai
Translations: to behead, to cut with an axe, to axe
From the root: ΠΕΛΕΚΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of cutting or chopping, specifically with an axe, often leading to beheading. It implies a forceful and decisive action of severing. It is typically used in contexts of execution or severe punishment.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3990 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΛΕΚΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΛΕΚΙΖΕΙ — to behead, to cut with an axe, to axe
- ΠΕΛΕΚΙΖΩ — to behead, to cut with an axe, to execute with an axe
- ΠΕΛΕΚΙΣΑΣ — having cut with an axe, having beheaded, having chopped
- ΠΕΛΕΚΙΣΘΕΝΤΟΣ — of one who has been beheaded, of one who has been axed, of one who has been cut down
- ΠΕΠΕΛΕΚΙΖΩ — I have been beheaded, I have been cut with an axe
- ΠΕΠΕΛΕΚΙΣΜΕΝΩ — (to) those who have been beheaded, (to) those who have been slain with an axe
- ΠΕΠΕΛΕΚΙΣΜΕΝΩΝ — of those beheaded, of those cut with an axe, of those slain with an axe
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