Ο επικεφαλής είναι εδώ.

to be

Breakdown of Ο επικεφαλής είναι εδώ.

• εδώ: here
• ο επικεφαλής: person in charge; head

Questions & Answers about Ο επικεφαλής είναι εδώ.

What does ο mean, and why is it there?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article, so here it means the.

Greek uses the definite article much more regularly than English. In a sentence like this, where you mean a specific person — the leader / the person in charge — the article is normally required:

Ο επικεφαλής είναι εδώ. = The person in charge is here.

What exactly is επικεφαλής?

Επικεφαλής means something like leader, chief, head, or person in charge, depending on context.

It can behave like:

• a noun: ο επικεφαλής = the leader
• or an adjective: for example, ο επικεφαλής μηχανικός = the chief engineer

In your sentence, it is being used as a noun.

Why is it ο επικεφαλής? Is επικεφαλής masculine?