1. κεφαλή · kephalē — Beekes
head, the uppermost or top part, source, etc
The corpus record
κεφαλή
kephale
head, the uppermost or top part, source, etc
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Jonas 4 · 38.02/10k
- Canticum 7 · 35.99/10k
- Epistula Jeremiae 4 · 31.77/10k
- Lamentationes 6 · 25.76/10k
- Abdias 1 · 22.73/10k
- Leviticus 40 · 21.38/10k
- Judith 18 · 20.54/10k
- De Somno et Vigilia 6 · 20.18/10k
- Colossians 3 · 19.37/10k
- Charmides 16 · 19.27/10k
- Revelation 19 · 19.21/10k
- Theogony 13 · 18.88/10k
Densest 12 of 128 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. κεφαλή · kephalē — Chantraine
f
3. κεφαλὴ · kephalē — Frisk
Kopf, Haupt
4. κεφᾰλή · kephalē — LSJ
head, in stature, down over the head
Attestations
- κεφαλῇ · kephalēi Iliad 1.524
- κεφαλῇ · kephalēi Iliad 1.527
- κεφαλῆς · kephalēs Iliad 2.20
- κεφαλῆς · kephalēs Iliad 2.59
- κεφαλήν · kephalēn Iliad 2.219
- κεφαλὴν · kephalēn Iliad 2.478
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 729-730; entry #3099 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 536; entry #3881 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 867-868; entry #2947 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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