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2776 – κεφαλή (kephale)

head


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: κεφαλή (kephale)
Pronunciation: kef-al-ay
Gematria: 564(20 + 5 + 500 + 1 + 30 + 8)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing)
Usage: 75 times in NA, 74 times in TR     

Description

  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. Metaphor, 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.


Word root

Word with kephale as root:

ἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalizoG0607behead
κεφάλαιονkephalaionG2774sum
κεφαλίςkephalisG2777volume
περικεφαλαίαperikephalaiaG4030helmet
προσκεφάλαιονproskephalaionG4344pillow

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into kephale :

גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶתgolgoletH1538head
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmeraashavotH4763head
נֶ֫פֶשׁnefeshH5315soul
קׇדְקֹדqodqodH6936crown
קֶ֫רֶןqerenH7161ahorn
רֹאשׁroshH7218ahead

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
N-APF-13
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-28
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-4
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♀ genitive plural feminine
N-GPF-1
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-15
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF-3
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-11


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References (75 occurances in 67 verses)




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