Calvary - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Calvary

[ 1,,G2898, kranion ]
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).

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words