Greek - English Dictionary
G2777 - Volume
| Strong's No.: | G2777 |
| Greek: | κεφαλίς |
| Transliteration: | kephalis |
| Phonetic: | kef-al-is' |
| Word Origin: | From G2776 |
| Bible Usage: | volume. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | properly a knob that is (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. a little head 2. the highest part, extremity of anything a. as the capital of a column b. the tips or knobs of the wooden rod around which parchments were rolled were called by this word, because they resembled little heads 3. the Alexandrian writers transferred the name to the roll or volume itself a. in the roll of the book |
| Bible References:
Volume |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
volume ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.