King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5137
Transliteration: trachēlos
Phonetic Spelling: (trakh'-ay-los)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: the neck
Meaning: the neck
τράχηλος, τραχήλου, ὁ (allied with τρέχω; named from its movableness; cf. Vanicek, p. 304),fr. Euripides, and Aristophanes down, the Sept. chiefly for צַוָּאר, also for עֹרֶף, etc., the neck: Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42; Luke 15:20; Luke 17:2; Acts 15:10; Acts 20:37; τόν ἑαυτοῦ τράχηλον ὑποτιθεναι (namely, ὑπό τόν σίδηρον) (A. V. to lay down one's own neck i. e.) to be ready to incur the most imminent peril to life, Romans 16:4.
Word Summary
trachēlos: the neck
Original Word: τράχηλοςTransliteration: trachēlos
Phonetic Spelling: (trakh'-ay-los)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: the neck
Meaning: the neck
Strong's Concordance
neck. Probably from trecho (through the idea of mobility); the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life -- neck.
see GREEK trecho
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5137: τράχηλοςτράχηλος, τραχήλου, ὁ (allied with τρέχω; named from its movableness; cf. Vanicek, p. 304),fr. Euripides, and Aristophanes down, the Sept. chiefly for צַוָּאר, also for עֹרֶף, etc., the neck: Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42; Luke 15:20; Luke 17:2; Acts 15:10; Acts 20:37; τόν ἑαυτοῦ τράχηλον ὑποτιθεναι (namely, ὑπό τόν σίδηρον) (A. V. to lay down one's own neck i. e.) to be ready to incur the most imminent peril to life, Romans 16:4.