noun · masculine
trachēlos
Greekτράχηλος (trachēlos)
Strong’sG5137
the neck
stem trachēl-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τράχηλος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for צַוַּאר, also forעֹרֶף, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5137 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtrakh'-ay-los
the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
Fromprobably from G5143 (through the idea of mobility);
King Jamesneck.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | trachēlos | trachēlois |
| object accusative | trachēlon7×τράχηλον | trachēloin |
| direct address vocative | trachēlor | trachēloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | trachēlou | trachēloiu |
| to, for dative | trachēlo | trachēloi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
trachēlo 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
trachēlon“neck”objectaccusative singular7×
Matthew 18:6“neck”Hos de an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, sumferatō auto hina kremannuiteia mulos onikos eis ton trachēlon autou kai katapontiziteia en te pelage tau thalassau.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Mark 9:42“neck”Kai hos an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, kalem atō auto mallon ei perikeietō mulos onikos peri ton trachēlon autou kai ballitē eis tan thalassan.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
Luke 15:20“neck”kai anistanaratos erchata pros ton patēron heautou. ēti de autou makran apecharōtou horata auton tos patēros autou kai splanchnizita kai trecharatos epipiptata epi ton trachēlon autou kai katafilata auton.So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
Luke 17:2“neck”lusiteleiatō auto ei lithos mulikos perikeietō peri ton trachēlon autou kai riptitē eis tan thalassan ē hina skandalizateia toiu mikroiu houtoiu henon.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Acts 15:10“neck”nun oun tinem peirazavō ton theon, epitithara zugon epi ton trachēlon toiu mathētoiu hon oute tois patērois nu oute nis ischuana bastazara?Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
Acts 20:37“neck”hikanos de klauthmos gineta pantoiu, kai epipiptaratois epi ton trachēlon tou Paulou katafilale auton,They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
Romans 16:4“necks”hotinois huper tau psuchau mu ton heautoiu trachēlon hupotithala, hoi ouk mis monos eucharistamō alla kai pantais tais ekklēsais teiu ethneiu,who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.