μέτωπον
metōpon
forehead
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word μέτωπον (metōpon) refers to the forehead, a part of the human body. This word is used eight times in the Bible, indicating its importance in the context of the scriptures. In terms of usage, μέτωπον appears to be used in a variety of contexts, suggesting its significance extends beyond a simple anatomical reference. Its range of usage may include descriptions of physical appearance, expressions of emotion, or even spiritual or symbolic representations. The frequency and range of usage of μέτωπον in the Bible suggest that the forehead holds some significance in the biblical narrative, potentially representing a site of spiritual or emotional expression.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
saying, “Don’t harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
Revelation 9:4They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who don’t have God’s seal on their foreheads.
Revelation 13:16He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
Revelation 14:1I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
Revelation 14:9Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,
Revelation 17:5And on her forehead a name was written, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
Revelation 20:4I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 22:4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.