τράχηλος

Matthew 18:6 τράχηλον neck

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Here: The neck. The stone around the neck keeps the body from ever coming back up.

Mark 9:42 τράχηλον neck

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

Here: The neck: the stone is tied where it will hold the body down for certain.

Luke 15:20 τράχηλον neck

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Here: 'Neck.' In this idiom it means hugging around the neck and shoulders, cheek to cheek.

Luke 17:2 τράχηλον neck

It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Here: The literal neck. Fastened here, the weight cannot be shaken off and pulls the head down first.

Acts 15:10 τράχηλον neck

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Here: The place where the yoke rests. The word is singular, picturing one shared neck for the whole group. Scripture often uses the neck for submission or stubbornness ('stiff-necked,' Acts 7:51).

Acts 20:37 τράχηλον neck

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

Here: The neck and shoulders, where arms go in a close embrace. The phrase means a full, clinging hug and calls up famous reunions and partings in Genesis.

Romans 16:4 τράχηλον neck

who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.