Apokephalizō ἀποκεφαλίζω

Apokephalizō (Greek ἀποκεφαλίζω, Strong's G607) is a Greek verb meaning “to behead”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Apokephalizō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 14:10
  And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Mark

• Mark 6:16
  But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
• Mark 6:27
  And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

Luke

• Luke 9:9
  And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).