sum

Greek Noun Neuter

κεφάλαιος, -α, -ον (κεφαλή), [in LXX (-αιον, τό) for רֹאשׁ, Num_4:2, al;] of the head; metaphorically, principal, chief; mostly as subst, κεφάλαιον, τό; 1) the chief point: Heb.8:1. 2) the sum total, amount: Act.22:28 (other meaning, LS, see word). (AS)

sum

Greek Noun Neuter

κεφάλαι-ος [ᾰ], α, ον, (κεφαλή) of the head: metaphorically, principal, chief, ῥῆμα κ. (with a play on κεφαλίτης λίθος) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατος variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) mostly substantive κεφάλαιον, τό, ={κεφαλή}, head, parts about the head, especially of fish, θύννου κ. τοδί Callias Comedy texts [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an infant, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.2) chief or main point, κ. δὴ παιδείας λέγομεν τὴν ὀρθὴν τροφήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in speaking or writing, sum, gist of the matter, κεφάλαια λόγων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ κ. συγγράφων Εὐριπίδῃ drawing up the heads of the play, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν κεφαλαίῳ, or ὡς ἐν κ, εἰπεῖν to speak summarily, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν κεφαλαίοις ὑπομνῆσαι, ἀποδείξειν, περιλαβεῖν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύπῳ καὶ ἐπὶ κεφαλαίου (variant -αίῳ), opposed to ἀκριβέστερον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially in an argument, summing up, ἐν κεφαλαίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεφαλαίῳ δέ, Latin denique, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; συναγαγεῖν τὸ κ. to sum up, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) metaphorically, of persons, the head or chief, ὅ τι περ κ. τῶν κάτωθεν, of Pericles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ κ. τῶν μαθημάτων, of philosophers, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οἳ τὸ τῆς στάσεως κ. ἦσαν[Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.4) Rhet, head, topic of argument, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.5) of money, capital, opposed to interest or income, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5.b) sum total, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλοῦ κ. for a large sum, [NT+1st c.AD+]; also σιτικὰ καὶ ἀργυρικὰ κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.6) crown, completion of a thing, τὸ μὲν κ. τῶν ἀδικημάτων the crowning act of wrong, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.7) chapter, section, PGnom.Prooem., [Refs 5th c.AD+]; distinguished from τίτλος, [Refs]

Greek

Noun Neuter

a principal thing, i.e. main point; specially, an amount (of money); sum; neuter of a derivative of g2776 (κεφαλή)