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Lexicon :: Strong's G2776 - kephalē

Aa
κεφαλή
Transliteration
kephalē (Key)
Pronunciation
kef-al-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:673,429

Strong’s Definitions

κεφαλή kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'; from the primary κάπτω káptō (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:—head.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x

The KJV translates Strong's G2776 in the following manner: head (76x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x
The KJV translates Strong's G2776 in the following manner: head (76x).

  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

    1. of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife

    2. of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church

    3. of things: the corner stone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κεφαλή kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'; from the primary κάπτω káptō (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:—head.
STRONGS G2776:
κεφαλή, κεφαλῆς, ἡ, the Sept. for רֹאשׁ; the head, both of men: Matthew 5:36; Mark 6:24; Luke 7:38, 44 (Rec.),46; John 13:9; Acts 18:18; 1 Corinthians 11:4; Revelation 1:14; Revelation 4:4, and often; and of animals: Revelation 9:7, 17, 19, etc.; on the phrases κλίνειν τήν κεφαλήν, ἐπαίρειν τήν κεφαλήν, see κλίνω, 1 and ἐπαίρω; on the saying in Romans 12:20, see under ἄνθραξ. Since the loss of the head destroys the life, κεφαλή is used in phrases relating to capital and extreme punishments: so in τό αἷμα ὑμῶν ἐπί τήν κεφαλήν ὑμῶν (see αἷμα, 2 a., p. 15{b}), Acts 18:6, and similar phrases in classical Greek; see Passow, under the word, p. 1717{a}; Pape under the word, 3; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 3 and 4). Metaphorically, anything supreme, chief, prominent; of persons, master, lord: τίνος, of a husband in relation to his wife, 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:23; of Christ, the lord of the husband, 1 Corinthians 11:3 (cf. Buttmann, 124f (109)); of the church, Ephesians 4:15; Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 2:19 (cf. Buttmann, § 143, 4 c.); τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας, Colossians 1:18; πάσης ἀρχῆς καί ἐξουσίας, Colossians 2:10; so Judges 11:11; 2 Samuel 22:44, and in Byzantine writings of things: κεφαλῆς γωνίας, the corner-stone, see γωνία, a. ((From Homer down.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
11:11
2 Samuel
22:44
Matthew
5:36
Mark
6:24
Luke
7:38; 7:44
John
13:9
Acts
18:6; 18:18
Romans
12:20
1 Corinthians
11:3; 11:3; 11:4
Ephesians
4:15; 5:23; 5:23
Colossians
1:18; 2:10; 2:19
Revelation
1:14; 4:4; 9:7; 9:17; 9:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2776 matches the Greek κεφαλή (kephalē),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in 'Mat' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, G2776 because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, G2776 and wash thy face;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. G2776

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:30 - But the very hairs of your head G2776 are all numbered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head G2776 in a charger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:11 - And his head G2776 was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head G2776 of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:7 - There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, G2776 as he sat at meat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, G2776 and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. G2776

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - And set up over his head G2776 his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, G2776
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