Better Bibles Blog: Kephale in translation
For a long time I felt that the metaphorical meaning of kephale was not important when considering translation issues. However, I have rethought the issue. It needs to be recognized that the English word "head" has a meaning which includes both the physical head, and "a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief."
The Greek word kephale had no such corresponding meaning of "leader" or "chief." …
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