verb
apokefalizamō
Strong’sG607
I behead
stem apokefaliz-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀπο-κεφαλίζω
(< ἀπό, κεφαλή), [in LXX: Ps 151:7*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G607 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
behead, LXX+2nd c.AD+; of a fish, Dorioap.Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apokefalizamaἀπεκεφάλισα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | beheaded | 2× |
| apokefalizataἀπεκεφάλισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | beheaded | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokefalizamō | apokefalizame | apokefalizami | apokefalizama2×ἀπεκεφάλισα | apokefalizamē | apokefalizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apokefalizasō | apokefalizase | apokefalizasi | apokefalizasa | apokefalizasē | apokefalizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokefalizatō | apokefalizate | apokefalizati | apokefalizata2×ἀπεκεφάλισεν | apokefalizatē | apokefalizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apokefalizanō | apokefalizane | apokefalizani | apokefalizana | apokefalizanē | apokefalizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokefalizavō | apokefalizave | apokefalizavi | apokefalizava | apokefalizavē | apokefalizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apokefalizalō | apokefalizale | apokefalizali | apokefalizala | apokefalizalē | apokefalizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokefalizameiō | apokefalizameia | apokefalizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apokefalizaseiō | apokefalizaseia | apokefalizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokefalizateiō | apokefalizateia | apokefalizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apokefalizaneiō | apokefalizaneia | apokefalizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokefalizaveiō | apokefalizaveia | apokefalizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apokefalizaleiō | apokefalizaleia | apokefalizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apokefalizasōr | apokefalizasar | apokefalizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokefalizatōr | apokefalizatar | apokefalizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokefalizavōr | apokefalizavar | apokefalizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apokefalizalōr | apokefalizalar | apokefalizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apokefalizamoiō | apokefalizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apokefalizasoiō | apokefalizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apokefalizatoiō | apokefalizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apokefalizanoiō | apokefalizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apokefalizavoiō | apokefalizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apokefalizaloiō | apokefalizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apokefalizarō | apokefalizari | apokefalizara | apokefalizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apokefalizarōntos | apokefalizarintos | apokefalizarantos | apokefalizarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apokefaliz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apokefalizama“beheaded”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular2×
Mark 6:16… de tos Hērōdos legate; Hon mis apokefalizama Iōannon, houtos egerita.… this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
Luke 9:9legata de tos Hērōdos; Iōannon mis apokefalizama; tinos de atō houtos peri hou …“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is …
apokefalizata“beheaded”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 14:10kai pemparantos apokefalizata ton Iōannon en ta fulaka;and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
Mark 6:27… ferara tan kefalan autou. kai apercharantos apokefalizata auton en ta fulaka… sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.