κεφαλή
kephalē
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)
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Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 67 verses
- Matthew 5:36 κεφαλῇ
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
- Matthew 6:17 κεφαλὴν
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
- Matthew 8:20 κεφαλὴν
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- Matthew 10:30 κεφαλῆς
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Matthew 14:8 κεφαλὴν
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
- Matthew 14:11 κεφαλὴ
John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
- Matthew 21:42 κεφαλὴν
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
- Matthew 26:7 κεφαλῆς
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
- Matthew 27:29 κεφαλῆς
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Matthew 27:30 κεφαλὴν
Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
- Matthew 27:37 κεφαλῆς
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Matthew 27:39 κεφαλὰς
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Mark 6:24 κεφαλὴν
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
- Mark 6:25 κεφαλὴν
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
- Mark 6:27 κεφαλὴν
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
- Mark 6:28 κεφαλὴν
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
- Mark 12:10 κεφαλὴν
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Mark 14:3 κεφαλῆς
While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
- Mark 15:19 κεφαλὴν
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
- Mark 15:29 κεφαλὰς
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Luke 7:38 κεφαλῆς
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- Luke 7:46 κεφαλήν
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
- Luke 9:58 κεφαλὴν
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- Luke 12:7 κεφαλῆς
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 20:17 κεφαλὴν
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- Luke 21:18 κεφαλῆς
Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- Luke 21:28 κεφαλὰς
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
- John 13:9 κεφαλήν
“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
- John 19:2 κεφαλῇ
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
- John 19:30 κεφαλὴν
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- John 20:7 κεφαλῆς
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
- John 20:12 κεφαλῇ
and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
- Acts 4:11 κεφαλὴν
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- Acts 18:6 κεφαλὴν
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- Acts 18:18 κεφαλήν
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- Acts 21:24 κεφαλήν
Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
- Acts 27:34 κεφαλῆς
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
- Romans 12:20 κεφαλὴν
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 κεφαλὴκεφαλὴκεφαλὴ
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:4 κεφαλῆςκεφαλὴν
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 κεφαλῇκεφαλὴν
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7 κεφαλήν
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 κεφαλῆς
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
- 1 Corinthians 12:21 κεφαλὴ
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
- Ephesians 1:22 κεφαλὴν
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
- Ephesians 4:15 κεφαλή
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Ephesians 5:23 κεφαλὴκεφαλὴ
For 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 1:18 κεφαλὴ
And 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 2:10 κεφαλὴ
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
- Colossians 2:19 Κεφαλήν
He 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.