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To strike a head

κεφαλαιόωStrong’s G2775

kephalaioō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kephalaioō is the Greek word usually translated “struck on the head”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“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.”
Mark 12:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “struck on the head”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they struck on the head 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κεφαλαιόω kephalaioō · to strike a head

    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)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.