- κεφαλή
- the head
- κεφαλή
- the head
- (a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.
- κεφαλή
- the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Derivation: from the primary κάπτω (in the sense of seizing);KJV Usage: head.
- κεφαλή
- head
- G:N-F
- κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ;]
the head:mult.; fig., ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Rom.12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Act.18:6; metaph., of a husband, with genitive,Refs
Mat.5:35, Mrk.6:24, Rev.1:14 9:7, al.; of Christ,Refs
1Co.1:13, Eph.5:23; of things, κ. γωνίας, Mat.21:42 (LXX)Refs
1Co.11:3, Eph.4:15 5:23, Col.1:18 2:10, 19
(AS)
1) the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment.
2) metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent
2a) of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife
2b) of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church
2c) of things: the corner stone
2) metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent
2a) of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife
2b) of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church
2c) of things: the corner stone
κεφαλή
kephalē
kef-al-ay'
Probably from the primary word κάπτω kaptō (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
KJV Usage: head.