- Original: διΐκνέομαι - Transliteration: Diikneomai - Phonetic: dee-ik-neh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to go through, penetrate, pierce - Origin: from G1223 and the base of G2425 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1223 and the base of G2425 ; to reach through that is penetrate: - pierce. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • piercing, 1 Hebrews 4:12