Strong G2775κεφαλαιόω

to strike a head

Transliteration
kephalaioō
Pronunciation
kef-al-ahee-o'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From the same as G2774; (specifically) to strike on the head: - wound in the head.

Detailed definition

κεφαλιόω (Rec. -αιόω, [so in LXX: Sir.32:8 *]), -ῶ
(κεφάλιον, dimin. of κεφαλή, in late writers)
1. (-αιόω) to sum up (Thuc., al.).

2. (In NT, only) to wound on the head: Mrk.12:4.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2775 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • head1
  • wound1

First verses

  1. Mark 12:4
    And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κεφαλαι-όω,
bring under heads, sum up, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.67, +others)]:—middle, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Magna Moralia” 1207b22)]; κ. τινά characterize generally, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 576b; τὰς δυνάμεις τινῶν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ κακιῶν ί” p.17 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]:—passive, to be summed up, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1013b30; κ. ἑκάστην τῶν ἀρετῶν περὶ ἴδιόν τι κεφάλαιον “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 3.73)]; κεφαλαιοῦσθαι ἐννακισχιλίων ἑξακοσίων [σταδίων] to amount in all to.., [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 2.1.39)]; εἰς δύο ἀρτηρίας ἡ πάντων ἀγγείων κ. σύνοδος is combined in.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 4.657, compare 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 44)]; κεφαλαιούσθω διότι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.35 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]
II smite on the head, [NT (NT.Mark.12.4.)]