GREEK · G3990
πελεκίζω
pelekizō — to behead
πελεκίζω (πέλεκυς, a battle-axe), to out off with an axe, esp. to behead: with accusative, Rev.20:4 (Polyb., al.).† (AS)
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Battle-axe
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jer. 51:20) to Cyrus, God’s instrument in destroying Babylon.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.