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κεφαλή

Lemma	κεφαλή
Citation form	κεφαλή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	the head
Strong’s	G2776
Transliteration	kephalḗ
Definition	the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
KJV glosses	:--head.
Derivation	from the primary (in the sense of seizing)
SBLGNT occurrences	67

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
κεφαλαὶ	noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Revelation 17:9 noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Revelation 9:17
κεφαλὰς	noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Matthew 27:39 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Mark 15:29 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Luke 21:28 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 12:3 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 13:1 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 17:3 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 17:7 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 18:19 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 4:4 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 9:7
κεφαλάς	noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 9:19
κεφαλὴ	noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 14:11 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:3 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 12:21 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Ephesians 5:23 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Colossians 1:18 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Colossians 2:10 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 1:14
κεφαλή	noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Ephesians 4:15
κεφαλῇ	noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Matthew 5:36 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — John 19:2 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — John 20:12 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:5
κεφαλὴν	noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 14:8 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 21:42 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 27:30 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 6:17 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 8:20 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 12:10 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 15:19 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 6:24 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 6:25 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 6:27 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 6:28 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 20:17 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 9:58 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 19:30 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 18:6 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 4:11 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 12:20 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:4 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:5 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Ephesians 1:22 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Peter 2:7 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 10:1 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 19:12
κεφαλήν	noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 7:46 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 13:9 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 18:18 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 21:24 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:7 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Colossians 2:19
κεφαλῆς	noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 10:30 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 26:7 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 27:29 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 27:37 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 14:3 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 12:7 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 21:18 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 7:38 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 20:7 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 27:34 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:10 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Corinthians 11:4 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 12:1 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 14:14
κεφαλῶν	noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Revelation 13:3

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APF-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASF-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSF-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: κεφαλη.

Additional Greek lexicons

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