κεφαλή
kephalḗ
“the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively”
76 occurrencesNew TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
the head, Mt. 5:36; 6:17; the head, top; κεφαλὴ γωνίας, the head of the corner, the chief corner-stone, Mt. 21:42; Lk. 20:17; met. the head, superior, chief, principal, one to whom others are subordinate, 1 Cor. 11:3; Eph. 1:22
Translated in KJV as
head
Etymology
from the primary (in the sense of seizing);
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“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”