GreekG3790Noun (Feminine)

ὀφρῦς

ophrus

1Occurrences
G3790Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the eye-"brow" or forehead, i.e. (figuratively) the brink of a precipice

perhaps from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ of vision);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
an eyebrow, the brow of a hill.
LXX: (עַיִן גַב) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ὀφρῦς appears 1 time in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1

Key Passages

Luke 4:29BSB

They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

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