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Lexicon :: Strong's G3359 - metōpon

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μέτωπον
Transliteration
metōpon (Key)
Pronunciation
met'-o-pon
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From μετά (G3326) and ops (the face)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:635,591

Strong’s Definitions

μέτωπον métōpon, met'-o-pon; from G3326 and ops (the face); the forehead (as opposite the countenance):—forehead.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G3359 in the following manner: forehead (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G3359 in the following manner: forehead (8x).

  1. the space between the eyes, the forehead

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέτωπον métōpon, met'-o-pon; from G3326 and ops (the face); the forehead (as opposite the countenance):—forehead.
STRONGS G3359:
μέτωπον, μετώπου, τό (μετά, ὤψ 'eye'), from Homer down; the Sept. for מֵצַח (literally, the space between the eyes) the forehead: Revelation 7:3; Revelation 9:4; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 14:1, 9; Revelation 17:5; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 22:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
7:3; 9:4; 13:16; 14:1; 14:9; 17:5; 20:4; 22:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3359 matches the Greek μέτωπον (metōpon),
which occurs 8 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD’s Temple, leprosy[fn] suddenly broke out on his forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the LORD had struck him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are.
Your necks are as unbending as iron.
Your heads are as hard as bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”
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