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Dictionary of Biblical Words:

This is one of the titles of Christ, taken from Col. 1:18¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18), whence the Church is regarded as the body of Christ. The “Head” and the “body” together are spoken of as “the Christ” in 1 Cor. 12:12¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12) (lit.).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An act of respect between man and man, very common in the East, as Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land when he bought a burying place for his dead (Gen. 23:7, 12⁷And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. (Genesis 23:7)
¹²And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. (Genesis 23:12)). Also an act of reverence to God (Psa. 95:6⁶O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. (Psalm 95:6)); but strictly forbidden to be done before an idol or image (Ex. 20:5⁵Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (Exodus 20:5)); and treated as an act of worship.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2776 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

κεφαλή

Transliteration:

kephale

Phonic:

kef-al-ay’

Meaning:

from the primary κάπτω (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively

KJV Usage:

head