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Lexicon :: Strong's G2776 - kephalē

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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)
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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 23 times in 22 verses in 'Eze' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25 - And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18 - They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:10 - As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire,[fn] in appearance like a throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:21 - But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will[fn] bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12 - And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have enraged me with all these things, therefore, behold, I have returned your deeds upon your head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed lewdness in addition to all your abominations?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:31 - Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards[fn] were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:23 - Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
They cast dust on their heads
and wallow in ashes;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:27 - And they do not lie with the mighty, the fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:4 - then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:20 - They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall surely trim the hair of their heads.
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