ἐγκέφαλος

English (LSJ)

ον, (κεφαλή) within the head: as Subst., ἐγκέφαλος (sc. μυελός), ὁ,    I brain, Il.3.300, Od.9.458, etc.; τὸν ἐ. σεσεῖσθαι Ar. Nu.1276; ὁ ἐ. ἐστιν ὁ τὰς αἰσθήσεις παρέχων τοῦ ἀκούειν κτλ. Pl.Phd. 96b, cf. Arist.Sens.438b25 (but cf. Metaph.1013a6).    II the heart or 'cabbage' of the date-palm, X.An.2.3.16, Thphr.HP2.6.2.    III Διὸς ἐ., prov. of rare and costly food, 'morsel for a king', Ephipp. 13.7, Clearch. 5.