Greek · Strong’s G2776
κεφαλή
kephalḗ
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Derivation:
from the primary (in the sense of seizing);
76
Times used
0
Old Testament
76
New Testament
Verses
- Matthew 5:36
- Matthew 6:17
- Matthew 10:30
- Matthew 14:8
- Matthew 14:11
- Matthew 21:42
- Matthew 26:7
- Matthew 27:29
- Matthew 27:37
- Luke 7:38
- Luke 7:46
- Luke 12:7
- Luke 20:17
- Luke 21:18
- Luke 21:28
- John 19:2
- John 19:30
- John 20:7
- John 20:12
- Ephesians 1:22
- Ephesians 4:15
- Ephesians 5:23
- Colossians 1:18
- Colossians 2:10
- Colossians 2:19
- 1 Peter 2:7
- Revelation 1:14
- Revelation 4:4
- Revelation 9:7
- Revelation 9:17
- Revelation 9:19
- Revelation 10:1
- Revelation 12:1
- Revelation 12:3
- Revelation 13:1
- Revelation 13:3
- Revelation 14:14
- Revelation 17:3
- Revelation 17:7
- Revelation 17:9
- Revelation 18:19
- Revelation 19:12
Words derived from it
- G607ἀποκεφαλίζω apokephalízōto decapitate
- G4030περικεφαλαία perikephalaíaencirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet
- G2774κεφάλαιον kephálaiona principal thing, i.e. main point; specially, an amount (of money)
- G4344προσκεφάλαιον proskephálaionsomething for the head, i.e. a cushion
- G2777κεφαλίς kephalísproperly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled)
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.