What does τράχηλος (tráchēlos) mean in the Bible?
τράχηλος (tráchēlos): Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
Greek · G5137
τράχηλος
Neck
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τράχηλος G5137
Pronunciation tráchēlos
What does τράχηλος (tráchēlos) mean in the Bible?
τράχηλος (tráchēlos): Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5137?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include neck (3), . . . (2), [lives] (1), necks (1).
Where does τράχηλος (tráchēlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It neck 3× Matthew 18:6, Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2
. . . 2× Luke 15:20, Acts 20:37
[lives] 1× Romans 16:4
necks 1× Acts 15:10
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:6 τράχηλον to neck Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 9:42 τράχηλον to neck Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 15:20 τράχηλον to . . . Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 17:2 τράχηλον to neck Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 15:10 τράχηλον to necks Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 20:37 τράχηλον to . . . Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Romans 16:4 τράχηλον to [lives] Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 2 Romans 1
Source forms
τράχηλον 7x trachēlon Matthew 18:6, Mark 9:42, Luke 15:20, Luke 17:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 18:6, Mark 9:42, Luke 15:20, Luke 17:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
Strong's G5137
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 1 form 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
neck
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
the neck: Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Gen.46:29), Luk.15:20, Act.20:37. Metaphorical, ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ. (for similar phrase in π., see Zorell, see word), Rom.16:4; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., Act.15:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:6 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Mark 9:42 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Luke 15:20 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Luke 17:2 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Acts 15:10 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Acts 20:37 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verse Romans 16:4 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
τράχηλον trachlon
the neck
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (7) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:6 · Mark 9:42 · Luke 15:20 · Luke 17:2 · Acts 15:10 · Acts 20:37 · Rom 16:4 7×
Word Origins
τράχηλος is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain