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Lexicon :: Strong's G2777 - kephalis

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κεφαλίς
Transliteration
kephalis (Key)
Pronunciation
kef-al-is'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κεφαλίς kephalís, kef-al-is'; from G2776; properly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled):—volume.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2777 in the following manner: volume (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2777 in the following manner: volume (1x).

  1. a little head

  2. the highest part, extremity of anything

    1. as the capital of a column

    2. the tips or knobs of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled were called by this word, because they resembled little heads

  3. the Alexandrian writers transferred the name to the roll or volume itself

    1. in the roll of the book

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κεφαλίς kephalís, kef-al-is'; from G2776; properly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled):—volume.
STRONGS G2777:
κεφαλίς, κεφαλίδος, ἡ (diminutive of κεφαλή, formed after the analogy of ἁμαξίς, πινακίς, etc.; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 443; Kühner, § 380 Anm. 5, i., p. 708);
1. a little head (Latincapitellum, capitulum).
2. the highest part, extremity or end of anything; as the capital of a column, 1 Kings 7:9, 31 etc.; Geoponica 14, 6, 6; hence, the tips or knobs (theumbilici of the Romans (or rather the cornua; see Gardthausen, Griech. Palaeogr., p. 52f; Rich, Dictionary, under the word umbilicus)) of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled seem to have been called κεφαλίδες, because they resembled little heads; so that
3. the Alexandrian writers transferred the name κεφαλίς to the roll or volume itself: ἐν κεφαλίδι βίβλου, Hebrews 10:7 (from the Sept. of Psalm 39:8 (Ps. 40:8) for בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר, as in Ezekiel 2:9, and without βιβλίου, Ezekiel 3:1-3; 2 Esdr. 6:2 (cf. Birt, Antikes Buchwesen (Berl. 1882), p. 116)), Itala:in volumine libri, in the roll of the book (cf. Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)). The different opinions are noticed by Bleek at the passage.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
7:9; 7:31
Psalms
39:8; 40:8
Ezekiel
2; 2:9; 3:1; 3:2; 3:3
Hebrews
10:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2777 matches the Greek κεφαλίς (kephalis),
which occurs 24 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:24 - “They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete [fn]to its top [fn]to the first ring; this is how it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:32 - “Then you shall [fn]hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also of gold, on four bases of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:37 - “And you shall make five pillars of acacia for the curtain and overlay them with gold, their hooks also of gold; and you shall cast five bases of [fn]bronze for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:17 - “All the pillars around the courtyard shall be joined together with silver, with their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:34 - Then he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:36 - And he made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four bases of silver for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:38 - and he made its five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their [fn]bands with gold; but their five bases were of [fn]bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:17 - And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their [fn]bands, of silver; and the overlaying of their tops, of silver, and all the pillars of the courtyard were furnished with silver [fn]bands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:19 - Their four pillars and their four bases were of bronze; their hooks were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their [fn]bands were of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 - The hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent for a base.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:28 - And of the 1,775 shekels, he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their tops and made [fn]bands for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:18 - Moses erected the tabernacle and [fn]laid its bases, and set up its boards, and [fn]inserted its bars, and erected its pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:36 - Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - “Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, and its bases,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:2 - And in [fn]Ecbatana, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found; and the following was written in it: “Memorandum—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:7 -

Then I said, “Behold, I have come;

It is [fn]written of me in the scroll of the book.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:9 - Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and behold, a [fn]scroll was in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:1 -

Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:2 - So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:3 - And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your [fn]body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
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