Lexical Definition
τράχηλος tráchēlos (trakh'-ay-los) neck G:N-M
probably from τρέχω (through the idea of mobility)
neck.
- the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
Abbott-Smith
τράχηλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for צַוַּאר, also forעֹרֶף, etc. ;]
the neck: Mt 18:6, Mk 9:42, Lk 17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Ge 46:29), Lk 15:20, Ac 20:37. Metaph., ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ. (for similar phrase in π., v. Zorell, s.v.), Ro 16:4; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., Ac 15:10.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 46:29 |
| Matthew | 18:6 |
| Mark | 9:42 |
| Luke | 15:20 · 17:2 |
| Acts | 15:10 · 20:37 |
| Romans | 16:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
τράχηλος [ᾰ], ὁ,
Doric dialect τράχᾱλος [Refs 4th c.BC+]: irregular plural τράχηλα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—neck, throat, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; distinguished from αὐχήν by [τράχηλος">Refs 5th c.BC+] being, accusative to [Refs], the whole neck and throat, αὐχήν the back part of the neck in human beings, the upper part in animals; this difference is observed in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but αὐχήν in [τράχηλος by 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).264, compare 2nd c.AD: Rufus Medicus “περὶ ὀνομασίας” 66, 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.130; in LXX ">LXX+5th c.BC+], NT, and Papyrus τ. is more frequently than αὐχήν); τ. σώματος χωρὶς τεμών [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποτεμεῖν, ἀποκόψαι, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐς τ. πεσεῖν break one's neck, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τ. ὠθεῖν τινα thrust head-foremost, [NT+2nd c.AD+]; ἐν βρόχῳ τὸν τ. ἔχων νομοθετεῖ with a halter round his neck, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἔδει σε ἐν τῷ σῷ τ. ἐμπαίζειν at the risk of your own neck, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 neck of animals, of the horse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the neck as a joint of meat, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of a fowl, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II of parts resembling the neck, e. g. upper part of the murex, [Refs 4th c.BC+]the narrow part of the abdomen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the neck of the grasshopper, [Refs]
__II.2 neck of a vessel, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of a gourd, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of parts of the body, τ. μήτρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύστεως [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 middle part of a mast, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.46.29 ☩ Luke.15.20