A method of taking away life practised among the Egyptians (Genesis 40:17-19). There are instances of this mode of punishment also among the Hebrews (2 Samuel 4:8; 20:21, 22; 2 Kings 10:6-8). It is also mentioned in the New Testament (Matthew 14:8-12; Acts 12:2). (v. t.) To sever the head from; to take off the head of.3990. pelekizo -- to cut off with an ax, esp. to behead
... to behead. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pelekizo Phonetic Spelling:
(pel-ek-id'-zo) Short Definition: I behead Definition: I behead (with an axe). ...
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607. apokephalizo -- to behead
... to behead. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apokephalizo Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ok-ef-al-id'-zo) Short Definition: I behead Definition: I behead. ...
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5493. sur -- to turn aside
... undone* (1), wanderer (1), withdrawn (1). behead, bring, call back, decline,
depart, eschew, get you, go aside,. Or suwr (Hosea 9:12 ...
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A Memorable History to Make Clearly Understood in what the Force ...
... For the executioners commanding him to put himself on his knees, in order to behead
him, he began to be daunted, and to parley with them, making in the end ...
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The Sixth Commandment
... incestuous]. This is to behead others in their good name; it is an irreparable
injury. No physician can heal the wounds of the tongue. ...
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The Doomed Three
... But when Typhos had gone his two sons came in. Father,' said Thorismund, don't
behead those men. They behaved nobly in giving themselves up.'. ...
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Concerning Pollio and Sameas. Herod Slays the Principal Of
... he heard that the nation grew seditious, and that, out of their hatred to Herod,
they continued to bear good-will to Antigonus, he resolved to behead him at ...
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Up to the Sixth Year the Storm had Been Incessantly Raging against ...
... the God of the universe for the judge who had condemned him to death, and for the
highest rulers, and also for the one who was about to behead him, in his ...
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The Life of St. Paul the Apostle
... otherwise ordained, wherefore Paul was brought again tofore Nero, whom as soon as
Nero saw, he cried and said: Take away this wicked man and behead him, and ...
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Wind and Spirit
... But it is a dangerous thing to keep dethroned and discrowned tyrants alive, and
the best thing is to behead them, as well as to cast them from their throne. ...
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The Call of Moses
... the valleys yet, "I must decrease, but He must increase." He held up Jesus Christ
and introduced Him to the world, and Herod had not power to behead him until ...
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part iii.
... if either the Bishop [1572] , or any of the others, should be found coming to the
city or its borders, the magistrate should have power to behead those who ...
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The Genuine Acts of Peter.
... they held a council, and determined that the soldiers should with drawn swords break
in upon the crowd of people, and so draw him forth to behead him; and if ...
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Behead (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Behead (2 Occurrences). Mark 6:16 But Herod,
when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. ...
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Beheaded (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Behead. Multi-Version Concordance Beheaded
(12 Occurrences). Matthew 14:10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison. ...
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Raised (267 Occurrences)
... Mark 6:16 And Herod having heard, said -- 'He whom I did behead -- John --
this is he; he was raised out of the dead.' (YLT RSV NIV). ...
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Executioner (1 Occurrence)
... "Executioner" is found only in Mark 6:27 the King James Version, where Herod, the
king, is said to have "sent an executioner" (spekoulator) to behead John the ...
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Execute (83 Occurrences)
... "Executioner" is found only in Mark 6:27 the King James Version, where Herod, the
king, is said to have "sent an executioner" (spekoulator) to behead John the ...
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Behaviours (1 Occurrence)

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Seeking (182 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Luke 9:9 and Herod said, 'John I did behead, but who is this concerning
whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him. (YLT). ...
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Head (4291 Occurrences)
... riot. 22. (vt) To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to
head a nail. 23. (vt) To behead; to decapitate. 24. (vt) To ...
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Beheading
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Behead. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. BEHEADING. be-hed'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS. ...
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Behead (2 Occurrences)

Mark 6:16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 9:9 Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Behead

Beheaded (12 Occurrences)

Raised (267 Occurrences)

Executioner (1 Occurrence)

Execute (83 Occurrences)

Behaviours (1 Occurrence)

Seeking (182 Occurrences)

Head (4291 Occurrences)

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