King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2864
Transliteration: komē
Phonetic Spelling: (kom'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: hair
Meaning: hair
κόμη, κόμης, ἡ (from Homer down), hair, head of hair: 1 Corinthians 11:15. (According to Schmidt (21, 2) it differs from θρίξ (the anatomical or physical term) by designating the hair as an ornament (the notion of length being only secondary and suggested). Cf. B. D. under the word.)
Word Summary
komē: hair
Original Word: κόμηTransliteration: komē
Phonetic Spelling: (kom'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: hair
Meaning: hair
Strong's Concordance
hair. Apparently from the same as komizo; the hair of the head (locks, as ornamental, and thus differing from thrix; which properly denotes merely the scalp) -- hair.
see GREEK komizo
see GREEK thrix
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2864: κόμηκόμη, κόμης, ἡ (from Homer down), hair, head of hair: 1 Corinthians 11:15. (According to Schmidt (21, 2) it differs from θρίξ (the anatomical or physical term) by designating the hair as an ornament (the notion of length being only secondary and suggested). Cf. B. D. under the word