# G3990 πελεκίζω

πελεκίζω (pelekízō), Strong’s G3990: to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate KJV: behead. Occurs 1 times.

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*pelekízō* — to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate

KJV: behead

Derived from [πλήσσω plḗssō](https://besorah.bible/word/G4141) (to pound)

Occurs 1 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Revelation 20:4](https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/20?v=4) — I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for…