Κεφαλὶς βιβλίου

roll of a book

Translated by Catharine Roth27 Oct 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

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What some call a volume [ei)/lhma]. "In a roll of a book it is written about me."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κεφαλὶς βιβλίου· ὅπερ τινὲς εἴλημά φασιν. ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ.

Betacode

*kefali\s bibli/ou: o(/per tine\s ei)/lhma/ fasin. e)n kefali/di bibli/ou ge/graptai peri\ e)mou=.

Notes

Theodoret (PG 80.1157a) on Psalm 39.8 LXX.
For this sense of the noun in the headword phrase, kephalis, see LSJ s.v., V (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

κ1448ΚεφαλήνKephallenian, Cephallenian κ1449Κεφαλίων ἢ ΚεφάλωνKephalion or Kephalon, Cephalion or Cephalon κ1450Κεφαλὶς βιβλίουroll of a book κ1451Κεφαλισμόςmultiplication-table κ1452ΚέφαλοςKephalos, Cephalus

Revision history5 revisions · last 11 Aug 2019

11 Aug 2019added a link — Catharine Roth
1 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
20 Feb 2013Revised — David Whitehead
24 Mar 2011another keyword — David Whitehead
27 Oct 2008another note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Oct 2008Translated — Catharine Roth