Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G5137
the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
KJV usage: :--neck.
Etymology: probably from (through the idea of mobility);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
the neck, Mt. 18:6; Mk. 9:42; Lk. 15:20; 17:2; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον, to put a yoke upon the neck of someone, met. to bind to a burdensome observance, Acts 15:10; 20:37; ὑποτιθέναι τὸν τράχηλον, to lay down one’s neck under the axe of the executioner, to imperil one’s life, Rom. 16:4*
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