"pr. a cushion for the head, pillow; also, a boat cushion, Mk. 4:38*"
Definition and meaning
pr. a cushion for the head, pillow; also, a boat cushion, Mk. 4:38*
In the original Greek the word is written: προσκεφάλαιον
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proskephalaion (G4344) across the King James Bible.
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
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Common questions
Strong's G4344 (proskephalaion) is a Greek word that means: pr. a cushion for the head, pillow; also, a boat cushion, Mk. 4:38* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word proskephalaion (G4344) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4344 is proskephalaion, a Greek word defined as: pr. a cushion for the head, pillow; also, a boat cushion, Mk. 4:38*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proskephalaion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.