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ὀφρῦς
ophrus
G3790
G:N-F Greek

brow

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Ophrus denotes the brow or edge of a hill to which Jesus was led in Luke 4:29.

The attested use identifies the brow or edge of the hill on which the city stood, the location to which Jesus was led in Luke 4:29.

Senses in use

  1. Brow or edge of a hill · dominant

    In Luke 4:29, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase identifying the hill's brow; the APB renders the destination as “the brow of the hill” as the crowd leads Jesus there to throw him down.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 4:29, the APB presents the location as “the brow of the hill.” This rendering is read with the clause and supplied morphology.

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