- Original: ἐκκεντέω - Transliteration: Ekkenteo - Phonetic: ek-ken-teh'-o - Definition: 1. to put out, dig out 2. to dig through, transfix, pierce - Origin: from G1537 and the base of G2759 - TDNT entry: 09:26,2 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1537 and the base of G2759 ; to transfix: - pierce. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • pierced, 2 Joh 19:37; Revelation 1:7