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GreekG2776Noun (Feminine)

κεφαλή

kephalē

68Occurrences
G2776Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively

from the primary (in the sense of seizing);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the head: mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., (LXX); αἷμι; metaphorically, of a husband, with genitive,; of Christ; of things, κ. γωνίας, (LXX)
LXX: nearly always for רֹאשׁ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

κεφαλή appears 68 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
16
Matthew
12
Luke
8
Mark
8
1 Corinthians
6
Acts
5
John
5
Colossians
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:3BSB

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Colossians 2:10BSB

And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Luke 21:28BSB

When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Matthew 27:39BSB

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Revelation 10:1BSB

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.