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επικεφαλής
head, leader (the person in charge) /epicefaˈlis/
nounA2#910 most common
Also: chief, person in charge, head of
Example sentences
Αυτός είναι ο επικεφαλής.
He is the one in charge.
Ο επικεφαλής της ομάδας μιλάει τώρα.
The team leader is speaking now.
Η επικεφαλής του τμήματος πήρε μια σημαντική απόφαση.
The head of the department made an important decision.
Ο επικεφαλής της αποστολής ανέλαβε την ευθύνη για την αποτυχία.
The head of the mission took responsibility for the failure.
Ως επικεφαλής της επιτροπής, οφείλει να διασφαλίσει τη διαφάνεια της διαδικασίας.
As the head of the committee, he must ensure the transparency of the process.
Ο εκάστοτε επικεφαλής του οργανισμού καλείται να συμβιβάσει αντικρουόμενα συμφέροντα χωρίς να υπονομεύσει τη συνοχή του.
Whoever heads the organization at any given time is called upon to reconcile conflicting interests without undermining its cohesion.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | επικεφαλής | επικεφαλής |
| Genitive | επικεφαλής | επικεφαλής |
| Accusative | επικεφαλής | επικεφαλής |
| Vocative | επικεφαλής | επικεφαλής |
Word family
επικεφαλίδαheading, headline, title
κεφαλήhead (formal/anatomical)
κεφάλιhead (colloquial)κεφάλαιοcapital; chapter
αποκεφαλίζωto behead, decapitate
Etymology
Formed from the Ancient Greek phrase ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς ('at the head'), joining the preposition επί ('upon, at') with κεφαλή ('head'). It originally described someone or something positioned 'at the head' and came to denote the person leading a group. The word remains grammatically invariable in Modern Greek. The PIE root cited below belongs to κεφαλή and is traditional (Pokorny); Beekes instead argues κεφαλή is of Pre-Greek origin.
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