Strong's Number G2777

Strong's Number:

G2777

Greek:

κεφαλίς

Transliteration:

kephalis

Pronunciation:

kef-al-is'

Part of Speech:

Noun Feminine

Strong's Definition:

from G2776; properly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled):--volume.

IPD Definition:

a little head
the highest part, extremity of anything
1. as the capital of a column
2. the tips or knobs of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled were called by this word, because they resembled little heads
the Alexandrian writers transferred the name to the roll or volume itself
1. in the roll of the book

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