κεφαλή
kephalḗ
“the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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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