Behead
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(v. t.) To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
Greek
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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Strong's Hebrew
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 undone* (1), wanderer (1), withdrawn (1).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 ...
/hebrew/5493.htm - 7k
Library

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 ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter viii a memorable history.htm

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. ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 6 the sixth commandment.htm

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.'. ...
/.../chapter xxxi the doomed three.htm

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 ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 concerning pollio and.htm

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 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/church history/chapter viii up to the.htm

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 ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the life of st paul.htm

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. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/wind and spirit.htm

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 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/men of the bible/ii the call of moses.htm

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 ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/part iii 2.htm

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 ...
/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/the genuine acts of peter.htm

Thesaurus
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. ...
/b/beheaded.htm - 10k

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). ...
/r/raised.htm - 35k

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 ...
/e/executioner.htm - 9k

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 ...
/e/execute.htm - 34k

Behaviours (1 Occurrence)

/b/behaviours.htm - 6k

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). ...
/s/seeking.htm - 35k

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 ...
/h/head.htm - 24k

Beheading
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Behead. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. BEHEADING. be-hed'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS. ...
/b/beheading.htm - 6k

Resources
Are there beheadings recorded in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Why was John the Baptist beheaded? | GotQuestions.org

Who was John the Baptist in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Behead: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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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)

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