Word study · Greek
ekkenteō
to pierce
Say it: ek-ken-TEH-oh (approximate)
ἐκκεντέω
What it means
To pierce through with a spear or sharp object. John says that when the soldier pierced Jesus' side, it fulfilled the words "They will look on him whom they pierced" (19:37, quoting Zechariah 12:10). It appears in the New Testament only here and in Revelation 1:7.
Range of meaning
- PierceStab through.
In John
- Chapter 19
"They will look on him whom they pierced" (19:37).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1574 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources