Strong's Lexicon
G4344
G4344 — προσκεφάλαιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4344 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προσκεφάλαιον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of a presumed compound of G4314 and G2776 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | proskephalaion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pros-kef-al'-ai-on |
| Meaning: | 1. something for the head, i.e. a cushion |
| KJV Renderings: | pillow |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσκεφάλαιον, προσκεφαλαιου, τό (from πρός (which see IV. 3) and the adjective κεφάλαιος (cf. κεφάλαιον)), a pillow, a cushion: Mar 4:38. (Eze 13:18; Eze 13:20; Aristophanes, Plato, Plutarch, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προσκεφάλαιον (pillow)
Mark 4:38
- KJV: And he was in the hinder part of the ship asleep on a pillow and they awake him and say unto him Master carest thou not that we perish
- GK: και ην αυτός επί τη πρύμνη επί το προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων και διεγείρουσιν αυτόν και λέγουσιν αυτώ διδάσκαλε ου μέλει σοι ότι απολλύμεθα