Definition
κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ;]
the head: Matthew 5:35, Mark 6:24, Revelation 1:14; 9:7, al. mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Romans 12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Acts 18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with genitive, 1 Corinthians 1:13, Ephesians 5:23; of Christ, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 4:15; 5:23, Colossians 1:18; 2:10, 19; of things, κ. γωνίας, Matthew 21:42 (LXX)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κεφαλή:
- רֹאשׁrosh“head”90%
- הוּתha.tat“to plot”3%
- גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶתgul.go.let“head”3%
- רֵאשׁresh“head”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
75 total
- Ephesians 5:23κεφαλὴ · [the] head; κεφαλὴ · [is the] headFor the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
- Colossians 1:18κεφαλὴ · headAnd He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
- Colossians 2:10κεφαλὴ · headAnd you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
- Colossians 2:19Κεφαλήν · headHe has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
- 1 Peter 2:7κεφαλὴνTo you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
- Revelation 1:14κεφαλὴ · headThe hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
- Revelation 4:4κεφαλὰς · headsSurrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
- Revelation 9:7κεφαλὰς · headsAnd the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
- Revelation 9:17κεφαλαὶ · heads; κεφαλαὶ · [the] headsNow the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Revelation 9:19κεφαλάς · headsFor the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
- Revelation 10:1κεφαλὴν · headThen 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.
- Revelation 12:1κεφαλῆς · headAnd a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
- Revelation 12:3κεφαλὰς · heads; κεφαλὰς · headsThen another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
- Revelation 13:1κεφαλὰς · heads; κεφαλὰς · headsThen I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Revelation 13:3κεφαλῶν · headsOne of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
- Revelation 14:14κεφαλῆς · headAnd I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
- Revelation 17:3κεφαλὰς · headsAnd the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 17:7κεφαλὰς · heads“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 17:9κεφαλαὶ · headsThis calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
- Revelation 18:19κεφαλὰς · headsThen they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
- Revelation 19:12κεφαλὴν · headHe has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.