ἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalízō

Same root

• ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
• κεφαλήkephalḗ · G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 14:10 So John was beheaded in the prison,
• Mark 6:16 When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”
• Mark 6:27 So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,
• Luke 9:9 “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?” And he kept trying to see him.