Noun trachēlos (neck) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

18: 6"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck (trachēlos) and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Mark

9: 42"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck (trachēlos) and you were thrown into the sea.

Luke

15: 20So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around his neck (trachēlos) and kissed him.
17: 2It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck (trachēlos) and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Acts

15: 10Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck (trachēlos) of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
20: 37There was much weeping among them all; they put their arms around Paul's neck (trachēlos) and kissed him,