προσκεφάλαιονproskephálaion
something for the head, i.e. a cushion
Greek (New Testament) · G4344
Meanings
a pillow, cushion: Mark 4:38.
Same root
- πρόςprós · G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- κεφαλήkephalḗ · G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Mark 4:38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.