Acts 27:34:19Acts.27.34.W19TAB
κεφαλῆς
kephalês
“head”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÊS
- Extended
- keh-pʰah-LÊS
- IPA
- /ke.pʰaˈlɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- head
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÊS
- sentence
di-O pa-ra-ka-LO hy-MAS me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS TOU-to gar pros tês hy-me-TE-ras sô-tê-REE-as hy-PAR-khei ou-de-NOS gar hy-MÔN thriks a-PO tês ke-pha-LÊS a-po-LEI-tai
Exegesis
A second causal oudenos gar hymon thrix apo tes kephales apoleitai {οὐδενὸς γὰρ ὑμῶν θρὶξ ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπολεῖται | oudenós gár hymôn thríx apó tês kephalês apoleîtai} reassures total protection, with thrix “hair” in nominative and the future middle apoleitai “will perish” expressing absolute safety. Greek word order places reasons after the exhortation, preserved here for natural English flow.
Root and etymology
kephalekappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–eta
“head”
In context — Acts 27:34
Therefore I urge you to partake of food, for this is for your preservation ; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:34:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 27:34, so the Greek word κεφαλῆς (kephalês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.34.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.34.W19.S1) and character.