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κεφάλαι-ος[ᾰ],α,ον,(κεφαλή)
A. of the head: metaph.,principal, chief,ῥῆμα κ.(with a play onκεφαλίτης λίθος) Ar. Ra. 854 ; τὸ κ. μέρος
PMasp. 151.16
(vi A.D.): Sup. -ότατος v.l. in
Pl. Grg. 494e .
II. mostlySubst. κεφάλαιον,τό,
= κεφαλή ,head, parts about the head, esp. of fish,θύννου κ. τοδίCallias Com. 3 : in pl., Amphis 35 , Sotad. Com. 1.5 ; also κ. ῥαφανῖδος
Ar. Nu. 981
; of an infant, Leonid. ap. Aët. 6.1 .
2. chieformain point, κ. δὴ παιδείας λέγομεν τὴν ὀρθὴν τροφήν
Pl. Lg. 643c
; esp. in speaking or writing,sum, gist of the matter, κεφάλαια λόγων
Pi. P. 4.116
; κ. τοῦ παντὸς λόγου
Men. Georg. 75
, cf. Cic. Att. 5.18.1 ;τὰ κ. συγγράφων Εὐριπίδῃdrawing up theheadsof the play, Antiph. 113.5 : freq. in Prose, Th. 4.50 , Pl. Grg. 453a , etc.; κ. τῶν εἰρημένων
, cf. 5.154 ; κ. τῆς οἰκονομίας
S. (pl.);ἐν κεφαλαίῳ, orὡς ἐν κ., εἰπεῖνto speaksummarily, X. Cyr. 6.3.18 , Pl. Smp. 186c , al.;ἐν κεφαλαίοις ὑπομνῆσαι, ἀποδείξειν, περιλαβεῖν τι, Th. 6.87 , Lys. 13.33 , Isoc. 2.9 ; βραχυτάτῳ κ. μαθεῖν
;τύπῳ καὶ ἐπὶ κεφαλαίου(v.l.-αίῳ), opp.ἀκριβέστερον, Arist. EN 1107b14 ; ἐπὶ κ.
, etc.; esp. in an argument,summing up, ἐν κεφαλαίοις
;κεφαλαίῳ δέ. . , Lat.denique, Decr. ap. D. 18.164 ;τὸ δ' οὖν κ.ib. 213 ; τὸ δὲ κ. τῶν λόγων, ἄνθρωπος εἶ
τὸ κ. to sumup, Arist. Metaph. 1042a4 .
3. metaph., of persons,the headorchief,ὅ τι περ κ. τῶν κάτωθεν, of Pericles, Eup. 93 ; τὸ κ. οὐδέπω λογίζομαι, τὸν δεσπότην
, Gall. 24 , Philops. 6 ;τὰ κ. τῶν μαθημάτων, of philosophers, Id. Pisc. 14 ; τὸ κ. τοῦ πολέμου
;οἳ τὸ τῆς στάσεως κ. ἦσανib. 43 ; τὸν Θαλῆν τῶν σοφῶν τὸ κ.
: hence, of qualities, etc.,σχεδόν τι τὸ κ. τῶν κακῶν(sc. avarice) Apollod. Gel. 4 ; τὸ κ. τῆς εὐδαιμονίας ἡ διάθεσις
4. Rhet.,head, topicof argument, D.H. Comp. 1 , Rh. 10.5 , Str. 1.2.31 .
5. of money,capital, opp. interest or income, Pl. Lg. 742c , D. 27.64 , etc.
IG 12.91.23 , al., Lys. 19.40 , D. 27.10 ;πολλοῦ κ.for a largesum, Act. Ap.
22.28 , cf. Aristeas 24 , Plu. Fab. 4 , etc.; κ. ἀργυρικά
(i A.D.); also σιτικὰ καὶ ἀργυρικὰ κ.
6. crown, completionof a thing,τὸ μὲν κ. τῶν ἀδικημάτωνthecrowning actof wrong, D. 27.7 ; δύο ταῦτα ὡσπερεὶ κ. ἐφ' ἅπασι . . ἐπέθηκε
7. chapter, section, PGnom.Prooem., Ammon. in Int. 1.17 , al., Chor.in Hermes 17.223 ; distd. fromτίτλος, Suid. s.h.v.
References
- Ar. Ra. 854
- PMasp. 151.16
- Pl. Grg. 494e
- 3
- Amphis 35
- Sotad.
- 1.5
- Ar. Nu. 981
- Leonid.
- Aët. 6.1
- Pl. Lg. 643c
- Pi. P. 4.116
- Men. Georg. 75
- Cic. Att. 5.18.1
- Antiph. 113.5
- Th. 4.50
- Pl. Grg. 453a
- Isoc. 3.62
- 5.154
- Phld. Rh. 1.68
- S.
- X. Cyr. 6.3.18
- Pl. Smp. 186c
- Th. 6.87
- Lys. 13.33
- Isoc. 2.9
- Th. 1.36
- Arist. EN 1107b14
- Plb. 1.65.5
- 3.5.9
- D. 19.315
- Pl. Ti. 26c
- D. 18.164
- 213
- Men. 531.10
- Arist. Metaph. 1042a4
- Eup. 93
- Men. Pk. 173
- Luc. Harm. 3
- Gall. 24
- Philops. 6
- Id. Pisc. 14
- App. BC 5.50
- 43
- Jul. Or. 3.125d
- Apollod.
- 4
- Diog.Oen. 57
- D.H. Comp. 1
- Rh. 10.5
- Str. 1.2.31
- Pl. Lg. 742c
- D. 27.64
- IG 12.91.23
- Lys. 19.40
- D. 27.10
- 22.28
- 24
- Plu. Fab. 4
- PRyl. 133.15
- PSI 4.281.31
- D. 27.7
- Id. 21.18
- Ammon. in Int. 1.17
- Hermes 17.223
- Suid.
