Dictionary entry

τράχηλος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

τράχηλος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for צַוַּאר, also forעֹרֶף, etc.;]

the neck: Mt 18:6, Mk 9:42, Lk 17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Ge 46:29), Lk 15:20, Ac 20:37. Metaph., ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ. (for similar phrase in π., v. Zorell, s.v.), Ro 16:4; ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., Ac 15:10.†