GreekG3790Noun (Feminine)
ὀφρῦς
ophrus
“brow”
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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