kephale denotes the bodily head and, in relational or symbolic clauses, a leading position or a stone's corner placement.

The dominant use denotes the bodily head, including actions done to it, objects placed on it, and hair belonging to it. Other clauses use it for a leading relation, for the stone described in connection with a corner, and for the seven heads interpreted as mountains and kings.

1. The bodily head · dominant

   The singular noun identifies a person's bodily head in actions such as shearing it in Acts 18:18, placing a crown upon it in John 19:2, and striking it in Mark 15:19. In Luke 7:38 the APB renders hair as belonging to her head, while Mark 6:27 describes John's head being brought after he was beheaded.

   Acts 18:18John 19:2Mark 15:19Luke 7:38Mark 6:27Luke 21:28
2. Leading relation to a person or body · common

   The nominative singular occurs in relational assertions: 1 Corinthians 11:3 names the head of every man, of woman, and of Christ, and Ephesians 5:23 states that the man is head of the woman. Colossians 2:19 describes the whole body as supplied and held together from the head, while Ephesians 1:22 places all things in subjection and gives him as head over all things to the assembly.

   1 Corinthians 11:3Ephesians 5:23Colossians 2:19Ephesians 1:22Colossians 1:18Colossians 2:10
3. The stone in the corner expression · occasional

   In Acts 4:11 the accusative singular is used of the stone rejected by builders that became the head of the corner. Mark 12:10 and 1 Peter 2:7 repeat the same construction; Luke 20:17 has the APB render the clause with "cornerstone."

   Acts 4:11Mark 12:10Luke 20:171 Peter 2:7
4. Symbolic heads of the wild animal · occasional

   The plural noun describes the seven heads of the dragon or wild animal in Revelation 12:3 and Revelation 13:1. Revelation 17:9 explicitly interprets the seven heads as seven mountains and then as seven kings.

   Revelation 12:3Revelation 13:1Revelation 13:3Revelation 17:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the noun as "head" in bodily and relational clauses, including coverings, hair, crowns, and the head of a body. In the stone clause it renders both "head of the corner" and "cornerstone"; These renderings confirm the verse-level expression rather than isolate each English word.