Quick Definition
I wound in the head
Strong's Definition
(specially) to strike on the head
Derivation: from the same as G2774 (κεφάλαιον);
KJV Usage: wound in the head
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κεφαλαιόω, κεφαλαιω: 1 aorist ἐκεφαλαιωσα (T WH ἐκεφαλιωσα (see below)); (κεφάλαιον);
1. to bring under heads, to sum up, to summarize (Thucydides, Aristotle, others).
2. in an unusual sense, to smite or wound in the head: Mar_12:4. It is of no use to appeal to the analogy of the verb γναθόω, which means εἰς γναθους τύπτω to smite on the cheek, since κεφαλαισον is nowhere used of the head of the body. Tdf. (WH) (after manuscripts ΰ B L) have adopted ἐκεφαλίωσαν (from κεφάλιον, equivalent to κεφαλίς, which see). But neither κεφαλιόω nor κεφαλίζω has yet been noted in any Greek authority. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 95. (Compare: ανα(κεφαλαιόω.)
STRONGS NT 2775: κεφαλιόωκεφαλιόω: Mar_12:4 T WH (approved also by Weiss, Volkmar, others), for κεφαλαιόω, which see.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κεφαλιόω kephalioō 1x
to hit the head, Mar_12:4
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** κεφαλιόω
( Rec. -αιόω , [so in LXX : Sir_32:8 * ]), -ῶ
( < κεφάλιον , dimin. of κεφαλή , in late writers);
1. (-αιόω ) to sum up ( Thuc ., al. ).
2. (In NT, only) to wound on the head: Mar_12:4 .†
κεφαλαιόω , -ῶ , see κεφαλιόω .
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κεφαλαιόω / κεφαλιόω [page 342]
The natural meaning of ἐκεφαλαίωσαν which is read in TR of Mar_12:4 , and is retained by von Soden, would be summed up, stated summarily (see s.v. κεφάλαιον and cf. κεφαλαιωτής , collector, in P Oxy X. 1253 .19 (iv/A.D.) with the editor s note), but the context clearly requires some such rendering as smote on the head. The explanation may be either that Mk adopted a known word in an un known sense in preference to ἐκεφάλωσαν , of which both sound and sense were unknown (Field Notes , p. 35 f.), or that something in the Aramaic original suggested it (Allen Mark , ad l. , cf. JTS ii. p. 298 ff.). The reading of ΰ BL ἐκεφαλίωσαν , from an otherwise unknown κεφαλιόω (cf. Lob. Phryn. p. 95), may be, according to Burkitt ( AJT , 1911, p. 173 ff.), a palaeographical blunder for ἐκολάφισαν .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
κεφαλαιόω "to bring under heads, sum up, state summarily", Thuc. "to smite on the head", NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κεφαλιόω (Rec. -αιόω, [so in LXX: Sir.32:8 *]), -ῶ
(κεφάλιον, dimin. of κεφαλή, in late writers)
__1. (-αιόω) to sum up (Thuc., al.).
__2. (In NT, only) to wound on the head: Mrk.12:4.†
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