κεφαλή — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.κεφάλᾱᾱςfep.gen.dat.sg.pl. headof a person, god, monster, animal, statueHom. Hes. Eleg. Lyr. Hdt. Trag.as the ruler of the bodyPl. Plu.prep.phrs.ἐπὶ κεφαλήνhead-first, headlongHdt. Pl. Men. Plu.impetuouslyHyp. D.κατὰ κεφαλήνoverhead, from aboveX. Plb.alsoἐκ κεφαλῆςPlu. prep.phr.εἰς κεφαλήνon one's headin ctxts. of punishment, disaster or responsibility falling on a personOd. Hdt. E. Ar. Pl. D. head of hairphr.κεφαλὴ περίθετοςartificial hair, wigAr. headmeton. for a person's mindPi. Ar. headmeton. for life, esp. as put at riskHom. B. Hdt. Pl. Plu. headmeton. for a person, god or monster, sts. in voc., esp. w.adj.Hom. Hes. Pi. Hdt. E.meton. for a person, in a countHdt.prep.phr.κατὰ κεφαλήνper head, per personArist. meton. for statureκεφαλῇin heightref. to being taller or shorterIl.as a unit of measurementby a headref. to being tallerPl.ref. to beating someone in a raceX.head of a skeletonskullHdt. head, bulbof garlic, an onionAr. Plb. Plu. highest or projecting parttipof an arrowStesich.topof a plantX.sg. and pl.rampartsof a fortificationX.pl., in names for mountain passespeakHdt. Th. X. Plb. Plu.brimof a wine-cup, a milk-pailAlc. Theoc.rimof a broken jarAr.headof a liver, ref. to the caudate lobePlu.mouthof a riverCall.pl., of a gulfPlu. pl.headwatersof a river, i.e. its sourceHdt. principal partprimary stoneof a corner, i.e. a cornerstoneNT.capitalof a countryPlu.header, summaryas the introduction to a speechArist.crowning part, conclusionof a story, a debatePl.completion, fulfilmentof a calendrical cycle, a branch of learning, an undertaking, a military expeditionPl. Arist. Plu.

ShortDef

Cephale, Attic deme (not in LSJ)

the head

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κεφαλή

Headword (normalized):

κεφαλή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κεφαλη

Intro Text:

κεφαλήῆς

dial.κεφαλᾱ́ᾶς

IDX:

22556

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-22557

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