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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2774. κεφάλαιον (kephalaion) -- Main point, sum, chief thing</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2774.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/18-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2774.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2774</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2773.htm" title="2773">◄</a> 2774. kephalaion <a href="../greek/2775.htm" title="2775">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kephalaion: Main point, sum, chief thing</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κεφάλαιον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kephalaion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kef-AL-ah-yon<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kef-al'-ah-yon)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Main point, sum, chief thing<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) the chief matter, the main point, (b) a sum of money.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from κεφαλή (kephalē), meaning "head."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kephalaion," the concept of summarizing or highlighting the main point can be seen in Hebrew words like רֹאשׁ (rosh, H7218), meaning "head" or "chief."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kephalaion" is used to denote the principal or main point of a matter. It can also refer to a summary or the sum total of something. In the context of biblical literature, it often highlights the essence or the most significant aspect of a teaching or argument.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of "kephalaion" was used in various contexts, including rhetoric and philosophy, to emphasize the central thesis or the most critical part of a discourse. In the New Testament, this term is used to draw attention to the core message or the most important aspect of a theological argument, reflecting the Jewish tradition of summarizing the law or teachings into key principles.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2776.htm">kephalé</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>of the head, the main point<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>main point (1), sum of money (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2774: κεφάλαιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κεφάλαιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κεφαλαίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (neuter of the adjective <span class="greek2">κεφάλαιος</span>, belonging to the entry); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the chief or main point, the principal thing</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">capitulum</span>): <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-1.htm">Hebrews 8:1</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 154 (134)); (frequent so in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> down). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> "the pecuniary sum total of a reckoning, amount (<span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Fab. 4); the principal, capital," as distinguished from the interest (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. 5, 742 c.); universally, <span class="accented">a sum of money, sum</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">summa</span>): <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-28.htm">Acts 22:28</a>; so <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/6-5.htm">Leviticus 6:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-7.htm">Numbers 5:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-26.htm">Numbers 31:26</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 12, 2, 3; <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 1, 17; see other examples in <span class="abbreviation">Kypke</span>, Observations, ii., p. 116; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, 5 b.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sum. <p>Neuter of a derivative of <a href="/greek/2776.htm">kephale</a>; a principal thing, i.e. Main point; specially, an amount (of money) -- sum. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2776.htm">kephale</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Κεφαλαιον Κεφάλαιον κεφαλαιου κεφαλαίου Kephalaion Kephálaion kephalaiou kephalaíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/22-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἐγὼ πολλοῦ <b>κεφαλαίου</b> τὴν πολιτείαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with a large <span class="itali">sum of money.</span> And Paul<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> answered, With a great <span class="itali">sum</span> obtained I<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I with a great <span class="itali">sum</span> the citizenship<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 8:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Κεφάλαιον</b> δὲ ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">the main point</span> in what has been said<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the things which we have spoken <span class="itali">[this is] the sum:</span> We have<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">[the] point</span> moreover of<p><b><a href="/greek/2774.htm">Strong's Greek 2774</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2774.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kephalaion_2774.htm">Κεφάλαιον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kephalaiou_2774.htm">κεφαλαίου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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