Strong's Concordance ekkenteó: to prick out, to pierce Original Word: ἐκκεντέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekkenteó Phonetic Spelling: (ek-ken-teh'-o) Short Definition: I pierce through, transfix Definition: I pierce through (or deeply), transfix. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1574: ἐκκεντέωἐκκεντέω, ἐκκέντω: 1 aorist ἐξεκέντησά; 1. to put out, dig out: τά ὄμματα, Aristotle, h. a. 2, 17 (p. 508{b}, 6); 6, 5. 2. to dig through, transfix, pierce: τινα, Revelation 1:7; ὄψονται εἰς ὅν (i. e. εἰς τοῦτον, ὅν (cf. Winer's Grammar, 158 (150))) ἐξεκέντησαν, John 19:37. (Polybius 5, 56, 12; Polyaen. 5, 3, 8; for דָּקַר, Judges 9:54; הָרַג to kill, Numbers 22:29. 2 Macc. 12:6. Cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexicc. etc., p. 540f.) From ek and the base of kentron; to transfix -- pierce. see GREEK ek see GREEK kentron Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 15742 Occurrences ἐξεκέντησαν — 2 Occ. John 19:37 V-AIA-3P GRK: εἰς ὃν ἐξεκέντησαν NAS: ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED. KJV: on him whom they pierced. INT: on him whom they pierced Revelation 1:7 V-AIA-3P |