Greek word · G2776
κεφαλή
kephalē
head
Appears 75 times in 67 verses of the Greek New Testament.
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Where it appears
Matthew · 12
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Matthew 5:36 κεφαλῇ head
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
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Matthew 6:17 κεφαλὴν head
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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Matthew 8:20 κεφαλὴν head
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Matthew 10:30 κεφαλῆς head
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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Matthew 14:8 κεφαλὴν head
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
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Matthew 14:11 κεφαλὴ head
John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
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Matthew 21:42 κεφαλὴν chief
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’?
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Matthew 26:7 κεφαλῆς head
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
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Matthew 27:29 κεφαλῆς head
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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Matthew 27:30 κεφαλὴν head
Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
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Matthew 27:37 κεφαλῆς head
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Matthew 27:39 κεφαλὰς heads
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
Mark · 8
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Mark 6:24 κεφαλὴν head
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
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Mark 6:25 κεφαλὴν head
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.”
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Mark 6:27 κεφαλὴν head
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.
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Mark 6:28 κεφαλὴν head
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
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Mark 12:10 κεφαλὴν chief
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Mark 14:3 κεφαλῆς. head.
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.
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Mark 15:19 κεφαλὴν head
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
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Mark 15:29 κεφαλὰς heads
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
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Luke 7:38 κεφαλῆς head
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.
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Luke 7:46 κεφαλήν head
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
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Luke 9:58 κεφαλὴν head
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Luke 12:7 κεφαλῆς head
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Luke 20:17 κεφαλὴν [the] head
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’?
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Luke 21:18 κεφαλῆς head
Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
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Luke 21:28 κεφαλὰς heads
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
John · 5
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John 13:9 κεφαλήν.¶ head.
“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
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John 19:2 κεφαλῇ head
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
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John 19:30 κεφαλὴν head
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
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John 20:7 κεφαλῆς head
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
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John 20:12 κεφαλῇ head
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 · 5
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Acts 4:11 κεφαλὴν head
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
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Acts 18:6 κεφαλὴν head
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.”
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Acts 18:18 κεφαλήν· head;
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.
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Acts 21:24 κεφαλήν, head,
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.
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Acts 27:34 κεφαλῆς head
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
Romans · 1
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Romans 12:20 κεφαλὴν head
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 · 10
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1 Corinthians 11:3 κεφαλὴ κεφαλὴ κεφαλὴ head, [the] head
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.
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1 Corinthians 11:4 κεφαλῆς κεφαλὴν [his] head, head
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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1 Corinthians 11:5 κεφαλῇ κεφαλὴν head
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
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1 Corinthians 11:7 κεφαλὴν head
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.
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1 Corinthians 11:10 κεφαλῆς head
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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1 Corinthians 12:21 κεφαλὴ head
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 · 4
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Ephesians 1:22 κεφαλὴν [to be] head
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
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Ephesians 4:15 κεφαλή, head,
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
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Ephesians 5:23 κεφαλὴ κεφαλὴ head, [is the] head
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 · 3
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Colossians 1:18 κεφαλὴ head
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.
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Colossians 2:10 κεφαλὴ head
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
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Colossians 2:19 κεφαλὴν head
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.
1 Peter · 1
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1 Peter 2:7 κεφαλὴν [the] head
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,”
Revelation · 19
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Revelation 1:14 κεφαλὴ the head
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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Revelation 4:4 κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 9:7 κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 9:17 κεφαλαὶ κεφαλαὶ heads
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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Revelation 9:19 κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 10:1 κεφαλῆς head
Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
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Revelation 12:1 κεφαλῆς head
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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Revelation 12:3 κεφαλὰς κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 13:1 κεφαλὰς κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 13:3 κεφαλῶν heads
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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Revelation 14:14 κεφαλῆς head
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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Revelation 17:3 κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 17:7 κεφαλὰς heads
“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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Revelation 17:9 κεφαλαὶ heads
This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
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Revelation 18:19 κεφαλὰς heads
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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Revelation 19:12 κεφαλὴν head
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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