Koine and Biblical and Medieval Greek • Re: What is a βᾶρις?
κεφαλίς is also an odd word, why does this mean book?κεφαλίς (dim. of κεφαλή) little head, capital of a column. cf. κεφάλιονβιβλίον (dim. βίβλος) paper, document, tablet, place in which books are kept. cf. βιβλίδιον, libellus.χαρτίον(dim. χάρτης) pap…