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Lexicon :: Strong's G2898 - kranion

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κρανίον
Transliteration
kranion (Key)
Pronunciation
kran-ee'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive of a derivative of the base of κέρας (G2768)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κρανίον kraníon, kran-ee'-on; diminutive of a derivative of the base of G2768; a skull ("cranium"):—Calvary, skull.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2898 in the following manner: skull (3x), calvary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2898 in the following manner: skull (3x), calvary (1x).

  1. a skull

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρανίον kraníon, kran-ee'-on; diminutive of a derivative of the base of G2768; a skull ("cranium"):—Calvary, skull.
STRONGS G2898:
κρανίον, κρανίου, τό (diminutive of the noun κράνον (i. e. κάρα; Curtius, § 38)), a skull (Vulg.calvaria): Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17; see Γολγοθᾶ. (Judges 9:53; 2 Kings 9:35; Homer, Iliad 8, 84; Pindar, Euripides, Plato, Lucian, Herodian)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
9:53
2 Kings
9:35
Matthew
27:33
Mark
15:22
Luke
23:33
John
19:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2898 matches the Greek κρανίον (kranion),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:33 - And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:22 - And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:33 - And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
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