τράχηλοςtráchēlos
the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
Greek (New Testament) · G5137
Meanings
the neck: Matthew 18:6, Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Genesis 46:29), Luke 15:20, Acts 20:37. Metaph., ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ. (for similar phrase in π., see Zorell, under that word), Romans 16:4; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., Acts 15:10.
Same root
- τρέχωtréchō · G5143compare G2359 (θρίξ)); which uses (the base of G1408 (δρόμος)) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figuratively)
- τραχηλίζωtrachēlízō · G5136to seize by the throat or neck, i.e. to expose the gullet of a victim for killing (generally, to lay bare)
- σκληροτράχηλοςsklērotráchēlos · G4644hardnaped, i.e. (figuratively) obstinate
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Mark 9:42 “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.
- Luke 15:20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
- Luke 17:2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.
- Acts 15:10 So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?
- Acts 20:37 They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.