This is the name of the place Golgotha: The place where Jesus was crucified, meaning "Place of a Skull.".
Definition
Γολγοθά (Rec. -θᾶ; WH, mg., Γολγόθ, Jo, l.with, Aram. גָּלְגָּלְתָּא = Heb. גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, LXX, κρανίον, Judges 9:53, 2 Samuel 9:35); indecl. (exc. Mark 15:22, -άν),
Golgotha, the place of the crucifixion: Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, John 19:17.
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- Matthew 27:33Γολγοθᾶ · GolgothaAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
- Mark 15:22Γολγοθᾶν · [called] GolgothaThey brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
- John 19:17Γολγοθᾶ · GolgothaCarrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.