- Original: πελεκίζω - Transliteration: Pelekizo - Phonetic: pel-ek-id'-zo - Definition: 1. to cut off with an axe, to behead - Origin: from a derivative of G4141 (meaning an axe) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a derivative of G4141 (meaning an axe); to chop off (the head) that is truncate: - behead. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • beheaded, 1 Revelation 20:4