noun · neuter
metōpem
Greekμέτωπον (metōpon)
Strong’sG3359
the forehead
stem metōp-8 times in the New Testament2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μέτωπον, -ου, τό
(μετά + ὤψ, an eye), [in LXX for מֶצַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3359 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmet'-o-pon
the forehead (as opposite the countenance)
Fromfrom G3326 and ops (the face);
King Jamesforehead.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | metōpem | metōpeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | metōpeu1×μετώπου | metōpeiu4×μετώπων |
| to, for dative | metōpe | metōpei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
metōpe is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
metōpeu“forehead”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 14:9“forehead”Kai allos angelos tritos akolouthata autoi legarōtos en fōna mega; Ei tinos proskunatō tem thērem kai tan eikōnan auteu, kai lambatō charagmem epi teu metōpeu autou ē epi tan cheiran autou,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,
metōpeiu“foreheads”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Revelation 7:3“foreheads”legarōtos; Mē adikaveia tan gēan mēte tan thalassan mēte teim dendreim, achri sfragizaneia toin douloin tou theou nu epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
Revelation 9:4“foreheads”kai legita autai hina mē adikali ton chorton tau gēau oude pantem chlōrem oude pantem dendrem, ei mē toin anthrōpoin hotinois ouk echalō tan sfragian tou theou epi teiu metōpeiu.They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
Revelation 14:1“foreheads”Kai horama, kai idou tem arniem histanarētem epi tem orem Siōn, kai meta autou hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais echarōtais tem onomem autou kai tem onomem tou patērou autou grafirētem epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.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.
Revelation 22:4“foreheads”kai horeli tem prosōpem autou, kai tem onomem autou epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
metōpem3×
Revelation 13:16“forehead”kai poiatō pantoin, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai toin plousioin kai toin ptōchoin, kai toin eleutheroin kai toin douloin, hina dōaleia autoi charagmem epi tau cheirau autoiu tau dexau ē epi tem metōpem autoiu,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,
Revelation 17:5“forehead”kai epi tem metōpem autau onomem grafirētem, mustēriem, Babulōnas tas megas, tas mētēras taiu pornaiu kai teiu bdelugmeiu tau gēau.And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 20:4“foreheads”Kai horama thronoin, kai kathizala epi autoin, kai krimem dōita autoi, kai tain psuchain toiu pelekizirētoiu dia tan marturian Iēsu kai dia ton logon tou theou, kai hotinois ouk proskunala tem thērem oude tan eikōnan auteu kai ouk lambala tem charagmem epi tem metōpem kai epi tan cheiran autoiu; kai zōala kai basilala meta tou christou chilioi eteim.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.