What does κεφαλή · γωνία mean in the Bible?
κεφαλή · γωνία is a Greek phrase meaning "Head of the corner, cornerstone".
Greek · G2776, G1137
κεφαλὴν γωνίας
The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively · an angle
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κεφαλή G2776 the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation kephalḗ
Metaphorically denotes authority and preeminence, especially Christ's headship over the church.
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γωνία G1137 an angle
Pronunciation gōnía
Physical corner or angle, especially of buildings; metaphorically, a position of structural importance or prominence.
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What does κεφαλὴν γωνίας (kephalēn gōnias) mean in the Bible?
κεφαλή · γωνία is a Greek phrase meaning "Head of the corner, cornerstone".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2776, G1137?
G2776, G1137 is connected to 75 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Head of the corner, cornerstone
Source Gloss
Head of the corner, cornerstone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 75 Case pattern Accusative (42) Number pattern Singular (58)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:11 · 1 Cor 11:3 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Eph 4:15 · Eph 5:23 · Col 1:18 · Col 2:10 · Rev 1:14 11×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 9:17 · Rev 17:9 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:30 · Matt 26:7 · Matt 27:29 · Matt 27:37 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 12:7 · Luke 21:18 · John 20:7 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Cor 11:4 · 1 Cor 11:10 · Rev 12:1 · Rev 14:14 14×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 13:3 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:36 · John 19:2 · John 20:12 · 1 Cor 11:5 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:17 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 27:30 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 6:25 · Mark 6:27 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 15:19 · Luke 7:46 · Luke 9:58 · Luke 20:17 · John 13:9 · John 19:30 29×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:39 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 21:28 · Rev 4:4 · Rev 9:7 · Rev 9:19 · Rev 12:3 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 17:3 · Rev 17:7 · Rev 18:19 13×
Sources
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