Quick Definition
ἐκκεντέω v. I pierce through, transfix
Strong's Definition
from 1537 and the base of 2759; to transfix
KJV Usage: pierce
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-κεντέω, -ῶ : 1 aor. ἐξεκέντησα ; 1. to put out, dig out: τὰ ὄμματα, Aristot. h. a. 2, 17 [p. 508, 6}; 6, 5. 2. to dig through, transfix, pierce: twa, Rev. i. 7; ὄψονται εἰς ὃν (i. 6. εἰς τοῦτον, ὃν [οἵ. W. 158 (150) ]}) ἐξεκέντησαν, Jn. xix. 87. (Polyb. 5, 56, 12; Polyaen. ὅ, 3, 8; for ἼΡΤ, Judg. ix. 54; 199 to kill, Num. xxii. 29. 2 Mace. xii. 6. Cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexice. ete. p.540 sq.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐκκεντέω ekkenteō 2x
to stab, pierce deeply, Jn. 19:37; Rev. 1:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-κεντέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for דָּקַר ;]
to prick out, put out (Arist.).
to pierce (Polyb., LXX): c. acc pers., Jo 19:37 (LXX), Re 1:7.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐκκεντέω (ekkenteō) — to pierce. ἐκκεντέω, prick out, put out, ὄμματα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. pierce, stab, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]
II.2. massacre, [LXX]
III. intransitive, of hair, stand out, project, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]