Dictionary entry

κεφάλαιος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κεφάλαιος, -α, -ον

(< κεφαλή), [in LXX (-αιον, τό) for רֹאשׁ, Nu 4:2, al.;]

of the head; metaph., principal, chief; mostly as subst., κεφάλαιον, τό;

1. the chief point: He 8:1.

2. the sum total, amount: Ac 22:28 (other meaning, LS, s.v.).†