κρανίονkraníon
a skull ("cranium")
Greek (New Testament) · G2898
Meanings
a skull: Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, John 19:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:33 And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
- Mark 15:22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
- Luke 23:33 When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.
- John 19:17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.