μέτωπον
metōpon
“forehead”
Definition
the forehead (as opposite the countenance)
from G3326 (μετά) and ops (the face);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
μέτωπον appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
And on her forehead a mysterious name was written:BABYLON THE GREAT,THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTESAND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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