noun · neuter

kefalaiem

Greekκεφάλαιον (kefalaion)

Strong’sG2774

the chief matter, a sum of money

stem kefalai-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

main point1×sum of money1×

What it means

κεφάλαιος, -α, -ον

(< κεφαλή), [in LXX (-αιον, τό) for רֹאשׁ, Nu 4:2, al.;]

of the head; metaph., principal, chief; mostly as subst., κεφάλαιον, τό;

1. the chief point: He 8:1.

2. the sum total, amount: Ac 22:28 (other meaning, LS, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2774 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkef-al'-ah-yon

a principal thing, i.e. main point; specially, an amount (of money)

Fromneuter of a derivative of G2776;

King Jamessum.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	kefalaiem1×Κεφάλαιον	kefalaieim
of, belonging to genitive	kefalaieu1×κεφαλαίου	kefalaieiu
to, for dative	kefalaie	kefalaiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

kefalaistem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kefalaie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

kefalaiem“main point”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Hebrews 8:1“main point”Kefalaiem de epi tei legirōtei, toiouton echanō archierevon, hos kathizata en dexa tou thronou tau megalōsunau en toi ouranoi,The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

kefalaieu“sum of money”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Acts 22:28“sum of money”apokrinita de tos chiliarchos; Mis polleu kefalaieu tan politeian houtan ktema. tos de Paulos fēate; Mis de kai gennimē.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.