Luke 21:18:5Luke.21.18.W5TAB
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
KAI THRIX ek tês ke-pha-LÊS hy-MÔN ou mê a-PO-lê-tai
Exegesis
The phrase ek tēs kephalēs hymōn {ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν | ek tēs kephalēs hymōn} ‘from your head’ expresses source and location in a compact genitive construction that English naturally renders with possession.
Root and etymology
kephalekappa epsilon phi alpha lambda eta
“head”
In context — Luke 21:18
Yet not even a hair from your head will perish .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:18, 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 Luke.21.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.18.W5.S1) and character.