Lexicon :: Strong's G3790 - ophrys

ὀφρῦς
Transliteration
ophrys (Key)
Pronunciation
of-roos'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from ὀπτάνομαι (G3700) (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ of vision)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
ὀφρύος — 1x
ὀφρύος — 1x
ὀφρύας — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀφρῦς ophrŷs, of-roos'; perhaps from G3700 (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ of vision); the eye-"brow" or forehead, i.e. (figuratively) the brink of a precipice:—brow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3790 in the following manner: brow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3790 in the following manner: brow (1x).

  1. the eyebrow

  2. any prominence or projection

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀφρῦς ophrŷs, of-roos'; perhaps from G3700 (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ of vision); the eye-"brow" or forehead, i.e. (figuratively) the brink of a precipice:—brow.
STRONGS G3790:
ὀφρύς, ὀφρύος, ἡ,
1. the eyebrow, so from Homer down.
2. any prominence or projection; as (English the brow) of a mountain (so the Latinsupercilium, Vergil, georg. 1, 108; Hirtius, bell. afr. 58; Livy 27, 18; 34, 29): Luke 4:29 (Homer, Iliad 20, 151; often in Polybius, Plutarch, others).
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