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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)
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 75 times in 67 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:36–Col 2:19)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:30 - Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:11 - His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:7 - a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 - Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request: "I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:27 - So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:28 - He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:10 - Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:3 - Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:19 - Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:46 - You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 - Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:7 - In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 - But Jesus looked straight at them and said, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:18 - Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:28 - But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:9 - Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:2 - The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:30 - When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus' body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:11 - This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:18 - Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:24 - take them and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:3 - But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:4 - Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered disgraces his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:5 - But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7 - For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:10 - For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:21 - The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," nor in turn can the head say to the foot, "I do not need you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:22 - And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:15 - But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:23 - because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church - he himself being the savior of the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:18 - He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:10 - and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

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