1574. ekkenteó
Strong's Lexicon
ekkenteó: To pierce, to stab

Original Word: ἐκκεντέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ekkenteó
Pronunciation: ek-ken-TEH-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-ken-teh'-o)
Definition: To pierce, to stab
Meaning: I pierce through (or deeply), transfix.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ek" (meaning "out of" or "from") and "kenteó" (meaning "to prick" or "to pierce").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of piercing is Strong's Hebrew 1856 (דָּקַר, daqar), which also means to pierce or stab.

Usage: The verb "ekkenteó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of piercing or stabbing, often with a sharp instrument. It conveys a sense of penetration and is used in contexts that involve physical piercing or metaphorical piercing of the heart or soul.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, piercing was a common method of inflicting injury or death, often associated with warfare or execution. The act of piercing had significant cultural and religious implications, especially in the context of sacrificial practices and prophecies. In the Jewish tradition, the piercing of the Messiah was foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures, and this imagery is carried into the New Testament as a fulfillment of prophecy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ek and the same as kentron
Definition
to prick out, to pierce
NASB Translation
pierced (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1574: ἐκκεντέω

ἐκκεντέω, 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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pierce.

From ek and the base of kentron; to transfix -- pierce.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK kentron

Forms and Transliterations
εκκεκεντημένοι εκκεκεντημένων εκκέντησόν εκκήρυκτον εξεκέντησά εξεκεντησαν εξεκέντησαν ἐξεκέντησαν εξεκέντησεν exekentesan exekentēsan exekéntesan exekéntēsan
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Englishman's Concordance
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
GRK: οἵτινες αὐτὸν ἐξεκέντησαν καὶ κόψονται
NAS: those who pierced Him; and all
KJV: and they [also] which pierced him: and
INT: they which him pierced and will wail

Strong's Greek 1574
2 Occurrences


ἐξεκέντησαν — 2 Occ.

















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