κρανίον
kranion · skull
Greek word · Strong’s number G2898 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kranion (κρανίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “skull”.
How to say it
kra·ni·on
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The bone of a dead person's head; also the name of a place near Jerusalem.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 27:33
And coming to a place called Golgotha, which is called Place of a Skull,
- Mark 15:22
And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is translated Place of a Skull.
- Luke 23:33
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
- John 19:17
and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha,