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SR GNT Rev 9:7 κεφαλάς (kefalas) ‘and something on the heads of them were like crowns’ Strongs=27760 Lemma=kefalē
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (12) of identical word form κεφαλάς (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κεφαλάς’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘heads’.

Mark 15:29 ‘him shaking the heads of them and saying’ SR GNT Mark 15:29 word 9

OET-LV: 29 And the ones passing _through were _slandering him, shaking the heads of _them, and saying: Aha, you tearing _down the temple and building it in three days, (MRK_15:29)

OET-RV: 29 As people passed by on the path, they insulted Yeshua, shaking their heads and shouting, “Hoy there! You who reckoned you could demolish the temple and rebuild it in three days, (MRK 15:29)

Mat 27:39 ‘him shaking the heads of them’ SR GNT Mat 27:39 word 10

OET-LV: 39 And the ones passing _through were _slandering him, shaking the heads of _them (MAT_27:39)

OET-RV: 39 Many of the people passing by bad-mouthed him, shaking their heads (MAT 27:39)

Luke 21:28 ‘and lift_up the heads of you_all because is nearing’ SR GNT Luke 21:28 word 11

OET-LV: 28 But these things beginning to _be _becoming, straighten _up and lift _up the heads of _you _all, because the redemption of _you _all is _nearing. (LUK_21:28)

OET-RV: 28 But when these things start to happen, stand straight and look upwards, because your new lives of freedom will be about to begin.” (LUK 21:28)

Rev 4:4 ‘and on the heads of them crowns golden’ SR GNT Rev 4:4 word 30

OET-LV: 4 And around the throne were twenty thrones four, and on thrones the twenty four elders sitting, having _been _clothed clothes white, and on the heads of _them crowns golden. (REV_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 Surrounding that throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on them sat twenty-four elders dressed in white and with golden crowns on their heads. (REV 4:4)

Rev 9:19 ‘similar to serpents having heads and with them’ SR GNT Rev 9:19 word 36

OET-LV: 19 For/Because the power of _the horses in the mouth of _them is and in the tails of _them, because/for the tails of _them are similar to _serpents, having heads, and with them they _are _injuring. (REV_9:19)

OET-RV: 19 because the horses’ power is in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that injure people. (REV 9:19)

Rev 12:3 ‘red great having heads seven and horns’ SR GNT Rev 12:3 word 16

OET-LV: 3 And was _seen another sign in the heaven: and see, a_dragon red great having seven heads, and ten horns, and on the heads of _him seven crowns, (REV_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 Another miraculous sign appeared in heaven, and wow, a huge, red dinosaur with seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads. (REV 12:3)

Rev 12:3 ‘and on the heads of him seven crowns’ SR GNT Rev 12:3 word 24

OET-LV: 3 And was _seen another sign in the heaven: and see, a_dragon red great having seven heads, and ten horns, and on the heads of _him seven crowns, (REV_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 Another miraculous sign appeared in heaven, and wow, a huge, red dinosaur with seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads. (REV 12:3)

Rev 13:1 ‘horns ten and heads seven and on’ SR GNT Rev 13:1 word 15

OET-LV: 13 And I _saw out _of the sea a_wild _animal going _up, having ten horns and seven heads, and on the horns of _it ten crowns, and on the heads of _it a_name of _slander. (REV_13:1)

OET-RV: 13 and I saw a wild creature coming up out of the water. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten crowns, and anti-God names were written on each of its heads. (REV 13:1)

Rev 13:1 ‘and on the heads of it a name of slander’ SR GNT Rev 13:1 word 29

OET-LV: 13 And I _saw out _of the sea a_wild _animal going _up, having ten horns and seven heads, and on the horns of _it ten crowns, and on the heads of _it a_name of _slander. (REV_13:1)

Rev 17:3 ‘with names of slander having heads seven and horns’ SR GNT Rev 17:3 word 23

OET-LV: 3 And he _carried _away me into a_wilderness in the_spirit. And I _saw a_woman sitting on a_wild _animal scarlet, being _full with _names of _slander, having seven heads and ten horns. (REV_17:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then in the spirit I was carried away to a wilderness and I saw a woman sitting on a wild animal that was scarlet and had anti-God names written all over it. It had seven heads and ten horns. (REV 17:3)

Rev 17:7 ‘having the seven heads and the ten’ SR GNT Rev 17:7 word 27

OET-LV: 7 And said to _me the messenger: For/Because _reason why you _marvelled? I you will _be _telling the mystery of _the woman, and of _the wild _animal which bearing her, which having the seven heads and the ten horns. (REV_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 but the messenger asked me, “Why are you astounded? I’ll tell you the mystery of the woman and of the wild animal with the seven heads and the ten horns that’s carrying her. (REV 17:7)

Rev 18:19 ‘dust on the heads of them and they cried_out’ SR GNT Rev 18:19 word 9

OET-LV: 19 And they _throw dust on the heads of _them, and they _cried _out, weeping and mourning saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, in which became _rich all the ones having the ships in the sea by the wealth of _her. Because in _one hour she _was _desolated. (REV_18:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then they’ll throw dust on their heads (a Hebrew sign of mourning) and weep and mourn and cry out, “That incredible city where every ship owner became wealthy from valuable trade with her—she’s been destroyed in a single hour.” (REV 18:19)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kefalē’ have 5 different glosses: ‘his head’, ‘the head’, ‘the heads’, ‘head’, ‘heads’.

Greek words (4) other than κεφαλάς (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘heads’

REV 9:17 κεφαλαί (kefalai) N-NFP ‘sulfurous and the heads of the horses like’ SR GNT Rev 9:17 word 25

OET-LV: 17 And thus I _saw the horses in my vision, and the ones sitting on them: having breastplates fiery, and hyacinthine, and sulfurous, and the heads of _the horses like the_heads of _lions, and out _of the mouths of _them is _going _out fire, and smoke, and sulfur. (REV_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 and this is what the horses and their riders looked like in my vision: the soldiers wore chestplates that were red like fire, blue like sapphire, and yellow like sulfur. The heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and fumes of burning sulfur came out of their mouths. (REV 9:17)

REV 9:17 κεφαλαί (kefalai) N-NFP ‘of the horses like the heads of lions and out_of’ SR GNT Rev 9:17 word 29

REV 13:3 κεφαλῶν (kefalōn) N-GFP ‘one of the heads of it as having_been slain’ SR GNT Rev 13:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 And one of the heads of _it as having _been _slain to death, and the wound of _the death of _it was _healed. And was _being _marvelled all the earth after the wild _animal, (REV_13:3)

OET-RV: 3 One of the heads of the sea creature looked as if someone had wounded it so that it had died, but that wound had healed and as a result, all the people of the earth marvelled at the sea creature and obeyed it. (REV 13:3)

REV 17:9 κεφαλαί (kefalai) N-NFP ‘wisdom the seven heads seven mountains are’ SR GNT Rev 17:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 Here is the mind which having seven: wisdom the seven heads mountains are, where the woman is _sitting on them. And seven kings are: (REV_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 Here’s the mind understanding wisdom: The seven heads are seven hills that the woman is sitting on, and they’re seven rulers. (REV 17:9)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural