Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
κεφαλή
head
Transliteration: kephale
Dictionary forms: κεφᾰλή, κεφᾰλῆς
Inflection: first declension
Meaning and definitions
- head
- a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line").
- the topmost part
- the most important part
- a provincial governor
Connected roots
- cephal-
head
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| κεφᾰλή | nom. sg. |
| κεφᾰλαί | nom. pl. |
| κεφᾰλῆς | gen. sg. |
| κεφᾰλῶν | gen. pl. |
| κεφᾰλῇ | dat. sg. |
| κεφᾰλαῖς | dat. pl. |
| κεφᾰλήν | acc. sg. |
| κεφᾰλᾱ́ς | acc. pl. |
| κεφᾰλή | voc. sg. |
| κεφᾰλαί | voc. pl. |
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