κεφαλή kephalē · G2776

head

κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ; ] ; the head: Mat.5:35, Mrk.6:24, Rev.1:14 9:7, al. mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Rom.12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Act.18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with genitive, 1Co.1:13, Eph.5:23; of Christ, 1Co.11:3, Eph.4:15 5:23, Col.1:18 2:10, 19; of things, κ. γωνίας, Mat.21:42 (LXX) ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κεφᾰλή, ἡ, ; head of man or beast, []; κεφαλῇ.. μείζονες taller in stature, []; so μείων.. κεφαλήν[] ; a κατὰ κεφαλῆς, Epic dialect κὰκ κεφαλῆς, down over the head, κόνιν.. χεύατο κὰκ κεφαλῆς [] ; b κατὰ κεφαλήν, Epic dialect κὰκ κεφαλήν on the head, Ἐρύλαον.. βάλε πέτρῳ μέσσην κὰκ κεφαλήν []: in Prose, from above, []: c.genitive, above, κ. κ. τινῶν γενέσθαι []; τὸ κ. κ. ὕδωρ, of rain water, [] (-ῆς): in Architecture texts, upright, []; also, per head, each person (compare below 1.2), [] ; c ἐς …

Where it's used 76 times

Matthew 5:36 · Matthew 6:17 · Matthew 8:20 · Matthew 10:30 · Matthew 14:8 · Matthew 14:11 · Matthew 21:42 · Matthew 26:7 · Matthew 27:29 · Matthew 27:30 · Matthew 27:37 · Matthew 27:39 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 6:25 · Mark 6:27 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 14:3 · Mark 15:19 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:44 · Luke 7:46 · Luke 9:58 · Luke 12:7 · Luke 20:17 · Luke 21:18 · Luke 21:28 · John 13:9 · John 19:2 · John 19:30 · John 20:7 · John 20:12 · Acts 4:11 · Acts 18:6 · Acts 18:18 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 27:34 · Romans 12:20 · 1 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Corinthians 11:4 · 1 Corinthians 11:5 · 1 Corinthians 11:7 · 1 Corinthians 11:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:21 · Ephesians 1:22 · Ephesians 4:15 · Ephesians 5:23 · Colossians 1:18 · Colossians 2:10 · Colossians 2:19 · 1 Peter 2:7 · Revelation 1:14 · Revelation 4:4 · Revelation 9:7 · Revelation 9:17 · Revelation 9:19 · Revelation 10:1 · Revelation 12:1 · Revelation 12:3 … and 16 more

Source: TBESG G2776; TFLSJ G2776

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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