Lexicon
κεφαλίς
kephalis
G2777
G:N-F Greek

scroll

1
Occurrences
1
Books
Greek
Language

kephalis denotes the written scroll context in which something is recorded about the speaker.

The attested use places the term in a dative phrase concerning what is written in a book-scroll about the speaker.

Senses in use

  1. Written book-scroll context · dominant

    In Hebrews 10:7, the feminine singular dative form occurs in the phrase concerning what is written about the speaker. The APB renders the clause, “in the scroll of the book it is written about me,” confirming a written document context.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 10:7 the APB presents the phrase as “in the scroll of the book.” The precise contribution of the term within that phrase cannot be fully isolated.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture