κεφαλή

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 References 2 Greek 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Alternative spellings 2.4 Noun

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [kepʰalɛː́]

• (Koine): IPA: [cɛpʰalˈeː]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ceɸalˈi]

[edit] Noun

κεφαλή (genitive κεφαλῆς) f, first declension; (kephalē)

1. head
2. a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line").
3. The top-most part
4. The most important part

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon

Strong’s concordance number: G2776

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˌce̞faˈli]

[edit] Etymology

Same as Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kefalí) "head"

[edit] Alternative spellings

• κεφάλι

[edit] Noun

κεφαλή f. (kefalí)   (plural  κεφαλές (kefalés))

1. head