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Thompson Chain Reference
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Ax (Axe); Ax-Head
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Ablution of the Head
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• Ass's Head.
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• ܩܰܪܩܰܦ݂ܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܪܺܝܫܳܐ
• κατέχω
• κεφαλαιόω , κεφαλιόω
• κεφαλή
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• אָבִיב
• אֲזָה
• בַּרְזֶל
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besides its natural significance, is used (a) figuratively in Romans 12:20 , of heaping coals of fire on a "head" (see COALS); in Acts 18;6 , "Your blood be upon your own heads," i.e., "your blood-guiltiness rest upon your own persons," a mode of expression frequent in the OT, and perhaps here directly connected with Ezekiel 3:18,20; 33:6,8; see also Leviticus 20:16; 2 Samuel 1:16; 1 Kings 2:37; (b) metaphorically, of the authority or direction of God in relation to Christ, of Christ in relation to believing men, of the husband in relation to the wife, 1 Corinthians 11:3; of Christ in relation to the Church, Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Colossians 1:18; 2:19; of Christ in relation to principalities and powers, Colossians 2:10 . As to 1 Corinthians 11:10 , taken in connection with the context, the word "authority" probably stands, by metonymy, for a sign of authority (RV), the angels being witnesses of the preeminent relationship as established by God in the creation of man as just mentioned, with the spiritual significance regarding the position of Christ in relation to the Church; cp. Ephesians 3:10; it is used of Christ as the foundation of the spiritual building set forth by the Temple, with its "corner stone," Matthew 21:42; symbolically also of the imperial rulers of the Roman power, as seen in the apocalyptic visions, Revelation 13:1,3; 17:3,7,9 .