Calvary

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1kranionG2898

kara, "a head" (Eng., "cranium"), a diminutive of kranon, denotes "a skull" (Latin calvaria), Mat 27:33, Mar 15:22, Luk 23:33, Joh 19:17. The corresponding Aramaic word is Golgotha (Heb. gulgoleth; see Jdg 9:53, 2Ki 9:35).