Forehead
μέτωπονStrong’s G3359metōpon
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Metōpon is the Greek word usually translated “foreheads” and “forehead”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foreheads” and “forehead”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foreheads 4
- forehead 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 8
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 9:4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
- Revelation 13:16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
- Revelation 14:1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- Revelation 14:9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
- Revelation 17:5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
- Revelation 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Greek dictionary
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “forehead” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOREHEAD, noun
for'hed, or rather for'ed.
- The part of the face which extends from the hair on the top of the head to the eyes.
- Impudence; confidence; assurance; audaciousness.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.