κεφαλήkephalḗ
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Greek (New Testament) · G2776
Meanings
the head: Matthew 5:36, Mark 6:24, Revelation 1:14, Revelation 9:7, and elsewhere many times; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Romans 12:20(LXX); αἷμα, Acts 18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with genitive, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 5:23; of Christ, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 2:10, Colossians 2:19; of things, κ. γωνίας, Matthew 21:42(LXX).
Same root
- προσκεφάλαιονproskephálaion · G4344something for the head, i.e. a cushion
- κεφαλίςkephalís · G2777properly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled)
- ἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalízō · G607to decapitate
- περικεφαλαίαperikephalaía · G4030encirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet
- κεφάλαιονkephálaion · G2774a principal thing, i.e. main point; specially, an amount (of money)
Where it appears
Appears 75 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:36 Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.
- Matthew 6:17 But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
- Matthew 8:20 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
- Matthew 10:30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
- Matthew 14:8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
- Matthew 14:11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:36, 6:17, 8:20, 10:30, 14:8, 14:11, 21:42, 26:7, 27:29, 27:30, 27:37, 27:39
- Mark 6:24, 6:25, 6:27, 6:28, 12:10, 14:3, 15:19, 15:29
- Luke 7:38, 7:46, 9:58, 12:7, 20:17, 21:18, 21:28
- John 13:9, 19:2, 19:30, 20:7, 20:12
- Acts 4:11, 18:6, 18:18, 21:24, 27:34
- Romans 12:20
- 1 Corinthians 11:3, 11:4, 11:5, 11:7, 11:10, 12:21
- Ephesians 1:22, 4:15, 5:23
- Colossians 1:18, 2:10, 2:19
- 1 Peter 2:7
- Revelation 1:14, 4:4, 9:7, 9:17, 9:19, 10:1, 12:1, 12:3, 13:1, 13:3, 14:14, 17:3, 17:7, 17:9, 18:19, 19:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.