Dave

“My comment was in reaction to people rejecting that kephale can have an authority overtone, not that it is absolute, hence why i said context is the determining factor. Since you have not agreed that it can have an authoritative overtone, can i assume you don’t believe it can?”

Mark, let me be clear.

What your comment was a reaction to does not explain what your comment stated. YOU STATED that kephale means authority – “case closed” without any reference to context. YOU have rejected it NOT meaning authority outright AND you have claimed that Kay should do more research before making such a “silly” statement. This has been WITHOUT looking at the context. This was YOUR statement. This is why I have said what I said.

Now, YOU have ASSUMED that I do not believe kephale can mean authority because I have not specifically stated this. However, if you had listened(?) to what I wrote(!) you would know that I believe it can mean the thing on the end of a match (it can mean almost anything) – it depends on CONTEXT. At the same time I have also commented on research that has shown that kephale can mean MORE than authority.

One important thing that was missed with regard to faithfully reading scripture – to have ears that hear 🙂