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Originally Posted by Newman
In order to understand properly the meaning of "head" as used by the Apostle Paul, it is helpful to determine its meaning within the language spoken by Paul. The authors of such works as A Greek-English Lexicon by Henry G. Liddell and Roberts Scott (Oxford; Clarendon Press, 1968), or Theological Dictionary of the New Testament edited by Gerhard Kittel (Grand Rapids: Wm b. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1965, 10 volumes) have thoroughly investigated biblical and contemporary extra-biblical writings and reported that the word 'kephale' [head] was used in secular and religious Greek contemporary to Paul with the meaning of source, origin, sustainer, and not of ruler....
It was much later that the word kephale began to be used as 'authority' under the pressure of Latin usage, as evidenced in the writings of some post apostolic church fathers.
Taken from "Beyond Sex Roles" by Gilbert Bilezikian (1985) page 278
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Newman....can you show me where I said "ruler"? I did say order of creation did I not?
Anyways, continuing that subject
Thayers says
Thayer Definition:
1) the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment.
2) metaphorically anything supreme, chief, prominent
2a) of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife
2b) of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church
2c) of things: the corner stone
Now, before you poopoo that, let's also look at Zodhaites lexicon
(II) Metaphorically of persons, i.e., the head, chief, one to whom others are subordinate, e.g., the husband in relation to his wife (1Co_11:3;
Eph_5:23) insofar as they are one body (
Mat_19:6; Mar_10:8), and one body can have only one head to direct it; of Christ in relation to His Church which is His body, and its members are His members (cf. 1Co_12:27;
Eph_1:22;
Eph_4:15;
Eph_5:23;
Col_1:18;
Col_2:10,
Col_2:19); of God in relation to Christ (1Co_11:3). In
Col_2:10 &
Eph_1:22, God the Father is designated as the head of Christ. Generally, of a leader or ruler (Sept.:
Jdg_11:11).
Now...I don't have Liddel and Scott here, but I am wondering...were you only looking up the general definition? Is that a dictionary or a lexicon? Lexicographers show how a word has meaning depending on the context and grammar and not merely the definition
Let's also look at how else this word is used
1Pe 2:7 Therefore to you who believe is the honor. But to those who are disobedient, He is the Stone which the builders rejected; this One came to be the
Head of the corner,
Col 2:10 And you are complete in Him,
who is the Head of all principality and power,
Col 1:18 And He is the Head of the body, the church, who is the Beginning, the First-born from the dead,
that He may be pre-eminent in all things.
Eph 1:22 And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,
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