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κεφᾰλή

[ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. head
  2. a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line").
  3. the topmost part
  4. the most important part
Examples

ἡ κεφᾰλή τοῦ ἀνδρός πονεῖ.

The man's head hurts.

Pronunciationke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteMetaphorically used to describe a person's life or the most important part of something.

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κεφᾰλή in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.