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Kephalis

kef-al-is'
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Kephalis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 1
  1. a little head
  2. the highest part, extremity of anything
    1. as the capital of a column
    2. the tips or knobs of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled were called by this word, because they resembled little heads
  3. the Alexandrian writers transferred the name to the roll or volume itself
    1. in the roll of the book
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
kefaliß
Origin
from (2776)
Strong's Number
2777
TDNT Entry
None

NAS Word Usage

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1
Total
1

NAS Verse Count

1
Total
1
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Kephalis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.