Strong's Number G2776

κεφαλή

kephale · kef-al-ay'

Transliteration:

kephale{kef-al-ay'}

Word Origin:

from the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing)

TDNT:

3:673,429

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

head 76

Total: 76
Occurs 75 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment.
metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent
1. of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife
2. of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church
3. of things: the corner stone