3359. metópon

Strong's Lexicon

metópon: Forehead

Original Word: μέτωπον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: metópon
Pronunciation: meh'-to-pon
Phonetic Spelling: (met'-o-pon)
Definition: Forehead
Meaning: the forehead, front.

Word Origin: From the Greek words "meta" (meaning "with" or "after") and "ops" (meaning "eye" or "face").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of the forehead is מֵצַח (metsach), Strong's Hebrew 4696, which also refers to the forehead and is used in contexts such as Ezekiel 9:4, where a mark is placed on the foreheads of the faithful.

Usage: The term "metópon" refers to the forehead, the part of the face above the eyes. In biblical contexts, it often symbolizes identity, allegiance, or ownership, particularly in prophetic and apocalyptic literature.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, the forehead was considered a prominent and visible part of the body, often used for marking or identifying individuals. In biblical times, markings on the forehead could signify religious devotion, servitude, or divine protection. For instance, in the ancient Near East, slaves or devotees might bear marks on their foreheads to indicate their allegiance to a deity or master.

HELPS Word-studies

3359 métōpon – properly, "after the eye," referring to the forehead.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from meta and óps (an eye, face)
Definition
the forehead
NASB Translation
forehead (4), foreheads (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3359: μέτωπον

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

forehead.

From meta and ops (the face); the forehead (as opposite the countenance) -- forehead.

see GREEK meta

Forms and Transliterations

μέτωπα μετωπον μέτωπον μέτωπόν μετωπου μετώπου μετώπω μετωπων μετώπων μέτωπων metopon metōpon metōpōn metṓpon metṓpōn métopon métōpon metopou metōpou metṓpou

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 7:3 N-GNP
GRK: ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν
NAS: of our God on their foreheads.
KJV: in their foreheads.
INT: on the foreheads of them

Revelation 9:4 N-GNP
GRK: ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων
NAS: the seal of God on their foreheads.
KJV: in their foreheads.
INT: on the foreheads

Revelation 13:16 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν
NAS: hand or on their forehead,
KJV: in their foreheads:
INT: on the forehead of them

Revelation 14:1 N-GNP
GRK: ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν
NAS: written on their foreheads.
KJV: in their foreheads.
INT: on the foreheads of them

Revelation 14:9 N-GNS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ μετώπου αὐτοῦ ἢ
NAS: a mark on his forehead or
KJV: in his forehead, or in
INT: on the forehead of him or

Revelation 17:5 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα
NAS: and on her forehead a name
KJV: her forehead [was] a name
INT: upon the forehead of her a name

Revelation 20:4 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον καὶ ἐπὶ
NAS: the mark on their forehead and on their hand;
KJV: upon their foreheads, or in
INT: upon the forehead and upon

Revelation 22:4 N-GNP
GRK: ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν
NAS: and His name [will be] on their foreheads.
KJV: [shall be] in their foreheads.
INT: on the foreheads of them

Strong's Greek 3359
8 Occurrences

μετώπων — 4 Occ.
μέτωπον — 3 Occ.
μετώπου — 1 Occ.