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kephalē G2776

κεφαλή (kephalē) means “head” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κεφαλή Greek · G2776 74 tagged occurrences in 66 verses

Pronunciation guide: kef-al-ay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2776

κεφαλή · kephalē · head

κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ;] the head: Mat.5:35, Mrk.6:24, Rev.1:14 9:7, al. mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Rom.12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Act.18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with genitive, 1Co.1:13, Eph.5:23; of Christ, 1Co.11:3, Eph.4:15 5:23, Col.1:18 2:10, 19; of things, κ. γωνίας, Mat.21:42 (LXX) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.

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How translators render G2776

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
head 43
heads 18
the head 3
vvv 3
the cornerstone 2
head repeatedly 1
head say 1
his head 1
is the head 1
the heads 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
head 33
heads 17
the head 16
his head 2
of 2
the heads 2
on the head 1
the 1
with 1

Verses containing G2776

Page 2 of 2. 66 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Peter 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

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  2. Revelation 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.

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  3. Revelation 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

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  4. Revelation 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  5. Revelation 9:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now 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.

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  6. Revelation 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For 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.

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  7. Revelation 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  8. Revelation 12:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.

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  9. Revelation 13:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then 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.

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  10. Revelation 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One 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.

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  11. Revelation 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  12. Revelation 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  13. Revelation 17:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  14. Revelation 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

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  15. Revelation 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.”

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  16. Revelation 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

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