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κεφάλαιος 1 κεφαλή

I.of the head: metaph., like Lat. capitalis, principal, Ar.
II.as Subst., κεφάλαιον, ου, τό, the head, id=Ar.
2.the chief or main point, the sum of the matter, Pind., Thuc., etc.; ἐν κεφαλαίῳ, or ὡς ἐν κ., εἰπεῖν to speak summarily, Xen., etc.; ἐν κεφαλαίοις ὑπομνῆσαι, ἀποδεῖξαι, περιλαβεῖν τι Thuc.
3.of persons, the head or chief, Luc.
4.of money, the capital, Lat. caput, Opp. to interest, Plat., etc.: the sum total, Dem.
5.the crown, completion of a thing, a crowning act of wrong, id=Dem.; κ. ἐπιτιθέναι ἐπί τινι, Lat. corollam imponere rei, Plat.

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