"κεφαλή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κεφαλή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/, /ce.ɸaˈli/, /ce.faˈli/, /ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ke.pʰaˈle̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ce.ɸaˈli/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ce.faˈli/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ce.faˈli/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ (“head”) + *-éh₂ (“nominal suffix”). Compare κεβλή (keblḗ). False cognate of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gʰebʰ-}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*kepʰəlā́|*kʰepʰəlā́}} Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʰébʰōl|*gʰebʰ-l̥|t=head}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ (“head”), {{suf|ine-pro||*-éh₂|nocat=1|t2=nominal suffix}} + *-éh₂ (“nominal suffix”), {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|sa|कपाल|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), {{false cognate|sa|कपाल}} False cognate of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς|f|first}} κεφᾰλή • (kephălḗ) f (genitive κεφᾰλῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς}} Forms: κεφᾰλή [canonical], kephălḗ [romanization], κεφᾰλῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κεφᾰλή [nominative, singular], τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ κεφᾰλαί [nominative, plural], τῆς κεφᾰλῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν κεφᾰλῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κεφᾰλῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν κεφᾰλήν [accusative, singular], τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κεφᾰλᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], κεφᾰλή [singular, vocative], κεφᾰλᾱ́ [dual, vocative], κεφᾰλαί [plural, vocative]
  1. head Synonyms: κάρᾱ
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  2. a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line"). Categories (topical): Anatomy, Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-rydUOFS7 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 2 52 20 2 23 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 0 52 19 0 28 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 49 21 2 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 51 21 1 26
  3. the topmost part
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-RWT31CST Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35
  4. the most important part
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-pLj-Zeda
  5. (Byzantine) a provincial governor Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-2gBRWjTE Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 4 28 9 7 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos), ἀμφικέφαλος (amphiképhalos), ἀποκεφαλίζω (apokephalízō), κεφαλῖνος (kephalînos), κεφάλιον (kephálion)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "kephălḗ",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
      "roman": "têi kephălêi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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      "roman": "taîs kephălaîs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τὴν κεφᾰλήν",
      "roman": "tḕn kephălḗn",
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "roman": "tā̀s kephălā́s",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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      "glosses": [
        "a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom \"head is on the line\")."
      ],
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        "the most important part"
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      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-pLj-Zeda",
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        "(Byzantine) a provincial governor"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰaˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kephale (Byzantine Empire)"
  ],
  "word": "κεφαλή"
}
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kephălḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ κεφᾰλή",
      "roman": "hē kephălḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ kephălā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ κεφᾰλαί",
      "roman": "hai kephălaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς κεφᾰλῆς",
      "roman": "tês kephălês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κεφᾰλῶν",
      "roman": "tôn kephălôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
      "roman": "têi kephălêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs kephălaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κεφᾰλήν",
      "roman": "tḕn kephălḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ kephălā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κεφᾰλᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kephălā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλή",
      "roman": "kephălḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλᾱ́",
      "roman": "kephălā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλαί",
      "roman": "kephălaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κεφᾰλή",
        "2": "κεφᾰλῆς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "κεφᾰλή • (kephălḗ) f (genitive κεφᾰλῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κεφᾰλή",
        "2": "κεφᾰλῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κάρᾱ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom \"head is on the line\")."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the topmost part"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "topmost",
          "topmost"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the most important part"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Byzantine Greek"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a provincial governor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "provincial",
          "provincial"
        ],
        [
          "governor",
          "governor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) a provincial governor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰaˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kephale (Byzantine Empire)"
  ],
  "word": "κεφαλή"
}

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