1. μέτωπον · metōpon — Beekes
the space between the eyes, forehead, brow
The corpus record
μέτωπον
metopon
the space between the eyes, forehead, brow
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Revelation 8 · 8.09/10k
- On the Cavalry Commander 4 · 6.95/10k
- Against Simon 1 · 4.59/10k
- On Hunting 4 · 4.39/10k
- Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
- Theogony 2 · 2.9/10k
- Knights 2 · 2.25/10k
- Psalmi Salomonis 1 · 2.1/10k
- Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 1 · 2.06/10k
- Persians 1 · 1.96/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- Cyropaedia 13 · 1.65/10k
Densest 12 of 31 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέτωπον · metōpon — Chantraine
hommes et d
3. μέτωπον · metōpon — Chantraine
8 μέτωπον : n
4. μέτωπον · metōpon — Frisk
Stirn
5. μέτωπ-ον · metōp-on — LSJ
the space between the eyes
Attestations
- μετώπῳ · metōpōi Iliad 4.460
- μετώπῳ · metōpōi Iliad 6.10
- μέτωπον · metōpon Iliad 13.615
- μέτωπον · metōpon Iliad 15.102
- μέτωπον · metōpon Iliad 16.70
- μέτωπον · metōpon Iliad 16.798
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 991; entry #4051 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 709; entry #5248 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1193-1194; entry #3856 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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