- Original: κεφαλή - Transliteration: Kephale - Phonetic: kef-al-ay' - Definition: 1. the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment. 2. metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent a. of persons, master Lord: of a husband in relation to his wife b. of christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church c. of things: the corner stone - Origin: from the primary kapto (in the sense of seizing) - TDNT entry: 14:13,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Probably from the primary wordκάπτω kaptō(in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of) literally or figuratively: - head. Total KJV Occurrences: 63 • covered, 1 1 Corinthians 11:4 • head, 44 Mat 14:8; Mat 14:11; Mat 26:7; Mat 27:29; Mat 27:30; Mat 27:37; Mar 6:24; Mar 6:25; Mar 6:27; Mar 6:28; Mar 14:3; Mar 15:19; Luke 7:38; Joh 13:9; Joh 19:2; Joh 19:30; Joh 20:7; Joh 20:12; Act 4:11; Act 18:18; Act 27:34; Romans 12:20; 1 Corinthians 11:3(3); 1 Corinthians 11:4; 1 Corinthians 11:5(2); 1 Corinthians 11:7; 1 Corinthians 11:10; 1 Corinthians 12:21; Eph 1:22; Eph 4:15; Eph 5:23(2); Colossians 1:18; Colossians 2:10; Colossians 2:19; 1 Peter 2:7; Revelation 1:14; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 12:1; Revelation 14:14; Revelation 19:12 • heads, 18 Mat 27:39; Mar 15:29; Act 18:6; Act 21:24; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 9:7; Revelation 9:17(2); Revelation 9:19; Revelation 12:3(2); Revelation 13:1(2); Revelation 13:3; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:7; Revelation 17:9; Revelation 18:19