GREEK · G3359
μέτωπον
metōpon — forehead
μέτωπον, -ου, τό (μετά + ὤψ, an eye), [in LXX for מֵצַח ;] the forehead: Rev.7:3 9:4 13:16 14:1, 9 17:5 20:4 22:4.† (AS)
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Forehead
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4696
מֵ֫צַח
me.tsach — forehead
brow, forehead
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1372
גַּבַּ֫חַת
gab.ba.chat — baldness
bald forehead, bald, a bare spot
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5440
φυλακτήριον
phulaktērion — phylactery
φυλακτήριον, -ου, τό 1. an outpost, fortification (Thuc., al.). 2. a safeguard (Plat.). 3. an amulet (Plut., al.); in NT for the Talmudic תְּפִלִּין, a prayer fillet, a phylactery, a small strip of parchment on which portions of the law were written and worn on the forehead and next the heart (cf. Exo.13:16): Mat.23:5.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1371
גִּבֵּחַ
gib.be.ach — bald
to be high, bald (in the forehead), having a bald forehead
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6317
ἀναφάλαντος
anaphalantos — forehead bald
forehead bald
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6318
ἀναφαλάντωμα
anaphalantōma — forehead bald
forehead bald
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6404
ἀπάρχομαι
aparchomai — to dedicate
1. Dep. 2. to make a beginning , especially in sacrifice, τρίχας ἀπάρχεσθαι to begin the sacrifice with the hair, i. e. by cutting off the hair from the forehead and throwing it into the fire, (Iliad by Homer): to begin the sacrificial rites, (Odyssey by Homer) 3. with genitive to cut off part of a thing, to offer it, to offer part of a thing, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. to offer the firstlings or first-fruits , (Herdotus Historicus) 5. metaphorically to take as the first-fruits, as the choice or best , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 6. ἀπάρχω Act., to be the first, be leader, dance , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7914
κατάρχω
katarchō — to rule
1. to make beginning of a thing, with genitive, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν to lead the way, (Sophocles Tragicus):—; rarely with accusative to begin a thing, (Plato Philosophus):—;with participle to begin doing, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to honour , (Euripides) 3. Mid. to make a beginning, to begin , like Act., with genitive, (Euripides); also with accusative, (Euripides): absolute, κατάρχεται μέλος is beginning , (Euripides) 4. in religious sense, to begin the sacrificial ceremonies , Νέστωρ χέρνιβά τt οὐλοχύτας τε κατήρχετο Nestor began [the sacrifice] with the washing of hands and sprinkling the barley on the victim's head, (Odyssey by Homer); κατάρχομαι I begin the function , (Euripides):—;with genitive, κατάρχεσθαι τοῦ τράγου to make a beginning of the victim, i. e. consecrate him for sacrifice by cutting off the hair of his forehead, (Aristophanes Comicus); πῶς δ᾽ αὖ κατάρξει θυμάτω; (Euripides) 5. to sacrifice, slay , (Euripides):—;Pass., σὸν κατῆρκται σῶμα hath been devoted , (Euripides) 6. simply, to strike , (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8103
κρόταφος
krotaphos — temple
1. the side of the forehead (see. κόρση); in plural the temples , Lat. tempora, (Iliad by Homer), etc. 2. of a mountain, its side , [6th/5th c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
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The practice common among Oriental nations of colouring the forehead or impressing on it some distinctive mark as a sign of devotion to some deity is alluded to in Rev. 13:16, 17; 14:9; 17:5; 20:4. The “jewel on thy forehead” mentioned in Ezek. 16:12 (R.V., “a ring upon thy nose”) was in all probability the “nose-ring” (Isa. 3:21). In Ezek. 3:7 the word “impudent” is rightly rendered in the Revised Version “an hard forehead.” (See also ver. 8, 9.)
Scripture references
Revelation 13:16Revelation 13:17Ezekiel 16:12Isaiah 3:21Ezekiel 3:7Genesis 24:64Jeremiah 3:3Genesis 24:22
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.