kephale <2776>
kefalh kephale
| Pronunciation | : | kef-al-ay' |
| Origin | : | from the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing) |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 3:673,429 |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Greek | : | kefalai 3, kefalav 13, kefalh 15, kefalhn 29, kefalhv 14, kefalwn 1 |
| In NET | : | head 49, heads 19, cornerstone 4 |
| In AV | : | head 76 |
| Count | : | 76 |
| Definition | : |
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 2a) of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife 2b) of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church 2c) of things: the corner stone from the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively: KJV -- head. |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
