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Calvary
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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kara, "a head" (Eng., "cranium"), a diminutive of kranon, denotes "a skull" (Latin calvaria), Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17 . The corresponding Aramaic word is Golgotha (Heb. gulgoleth; see Judges 9:53; 2 Kings 9:35 ).
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Calvary'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/calvary.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Calvary'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/calvary.html. 1940.