King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2898
Transliteration: kranion
Phonetic Spelling: (kran-ee'-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a skull
Meaning: a skull
κρανίον, κρανίου, τό (diminutive of the noun κράνον (i. e. κάρα; Curtius, § 38)), a skull (Vulg.calvaria): Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17; see Γολγοθᾶ. (Judges 9:53; 2 Kings 9:35; Homer, Iliad 8, 84; Pindar, Euripides, Plato, Lucian, Herodian)
Word Summary
kranion: a skull
Original Word: κρανίονTransliteration: kranion
Phonetic Spelling: (kran-ee'-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a skull
Meaning: a skull
Strong's Concordance
Calvary, skull. Diminutive of a derivative of the base of keras; a skull ("cranium") -- Calvary, skull.
see GREEK keras
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2898: κρανίονκρανίον, κρανίου, τό (diminutive of the noun κράνον (i. e. κάρα; Curtius, § 38)), a skull (Vulg.calvaria): Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17; see Γολγοθᾶ. (Judges 9:53; 2 Kings 9:35; Homer, Iliad 8, 84; Pindar, Euripides, Plato, Lucian, Herodian)