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πελεκίζω

Lemmaπελεκίζω
Citation formπελεκίζω
Part of speechverb
GlossI behead
Strong’sG3990
Transliterationpelekízō
Definitionto chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
KJV glosses:--behead.
Derivationfrom a derivative of (meaning an axe)
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