Strong's Greek Concordance

G2898: κρανίον

kraníon · “Skull”

Definition

a skull ("cranium")

KJV translates it as: Calvary, skull

Word origin: diminutive of a derivative of the base of G2768 (κέρας);

Extended definition

κρανίον, -ου, τό
(κάρα, the head), [in LXX: Jdg.9:53, 4Ki.9:35 (גֻּלְגֹּלֶת)* ;]
a skull: Mat.27:33, Mrk.15:22, Luk.23:33, Jhn.19:17.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G2898 is translated

  • of a skull ×2
  • the skull, ×1
  • of the skull ×1

Bible verses with G2898 (kraníon)

Kraníon appears in 4 verses.

  • Matthew 27:33

    And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

  • Mark 15:22

    And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

  • Luke 23:33

    And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

  • John 19:17

    And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: