κεφαλήkephalḗ
GreekG277676 occurrences (KJV)
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
KJV renders it: head
Where it appears(showing the first 68 of 76)
- Matt 5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
- Matt 6:17But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
- Matt 8:20Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
- Matt 10:30but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Matt 14:8She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”
- Matt 14:11His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.
- Matt 21:42Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’
- Matt 26:7a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
- Matt 27:29They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Matt 27:30They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
- Matt 27:37They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
- Matt 27:39Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
- Mark 6:24She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”
- Mark 6:25She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
- Mark 6:27Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Mark 6:28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
- Mark 12:10Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.
- Mark 14:3While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard — very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
- Mark 15:19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
- Mark 15:29Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
- Luke 7:38Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- Luke 7:44Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.
- Luke 7:46You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
- Luke 9:58Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
- Luke 12:7But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
- Luke 20:17But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’
- Luke 21:18And not a hair of your head will perish.
- Luke 21:28But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”
- John 13:9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
- John 19:2The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.
- John 19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
- John 20:7and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
- John 20:12and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
- Acts 4:11He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’
- Acts 18:6When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
- Acts 18:18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
- Acts 21:24Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
- Acts 27:34Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
- Rom 12:20Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
- 1 Cor 11:3But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
- 1 Cor 11:4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
- 1 Cor 11:5But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.
- 1 Cor 11:7For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
- 1 Cor 11:10For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
- 1 Cor 12:21The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”
- Eph 1:22He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
- Eph 4:15but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
- Eph 5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
- Col 1:18He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
- Col 2:10and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;
- Col 2:19and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
- 1 Pet 2:7For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,”
- Rev 1:14His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
- Rev 4:4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones. On the thrones were twenty-four elders sitting, dressed in white garments, with crowns of gold on their heads.
- Rev 9:7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.
- Rev 9:17Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Rev 9:19For the power of the horses is in their mouths, and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads, and with them they harm.
- Rev 10:1I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
- Rev 12:1A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
- Rev 12:3Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
- Rev 13:1Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
- Rev 13:3One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
- Rev 14:14I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
- Rev 17:3He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
- Rev 17:7The angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
- Rev 17:9Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
- Rev 18:19They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.
- Rev 19:12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.