Dictionary entry

G05136

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

τραχηλίζω

Alt. τρα^χηλίζω,

Etym. τράχηλος

"of wrestlers", "to bend the neck back", and so "to overpower", Theophr.:—Pass. "to have one's neck bent back so that the throat gapes when cut": hence, "to be laid open", NTest.