μέτωπον
μέτωπ-ον,
τό, also
μέτωπ-ος,
ὴ,
Gloss. (s.v.l.):(
μετά, ὤψ):—prop.
A). the space between the eyes (
Arist. HA 491b12 ),
brow, forehead,
ὁ δὲ προσιόντα [ἤλασεν] μέτωπον ῥινὸς ὑπὲρ πυμάτης Il. 13 .
615 , etc.;
στίγματα ἔχων ἐν τῷ μ. IG 42(1).121.48 (Epid., iv B.C.);
χαλάσας τὸ μ. Ar. V. 655 ; mostly of men, but of a horse in
Il. 23.454 , cf.
S. El. 727 ; of a boar,
X. Cyr. 1.4.8 ; of a dog,
Id. Cyn. 4.1 : in pl., of a single person,
Od. 6.107 ,
E. Hel. 1568 , etc.;
τὰ μέτωπ’ ἀνέσπασεν Ar. Eq. 631 .
II). front, face of anything, as a wall or building,
Hdt. 1.178 ,
2.124 ;
τεῖχος ὡς ἐπὶ δέκα σταδίους .. μ. ἕκαστον measuring
10 stades on each
face,
Id. 9.15 , cf.
IG 22.463.66 ,
7.4255.19 ,
BCH 20.324.65 (Lebad.);
τὰ μ. τῶν κλιμακτήρων vertical
faces of the steps,
IG 22.244.80 ;
wall extending inwards between two doors, ib.
1657.3 ,
1668.23 ,
59 (dub. sens. in
12.372.30 );
front or
front-line of an army, fleet, etc.,
A. Pers. 720 , etc.;
εἰς μ. στῆναι to stand in
line,
X. Cyr. 2.4.2 ;
ἐπὶ μετώπου διιέναι, opp.
ἐπὶ κέρως or
κέρας (in column), ib.
2.4.3 ;
ἐν μετώπῳ καθιστάναι, παρατάξασθαι, ib.
2.4.4 ,
HG 2.1.23 .
2). margin of a book, Gal. 15.624 , 17(1).80 , Marin. Procl. 25 .
III). = χαλβάνη , or the reed or wood which yields it, Dsc. 1.59 , 3.83 .
2). v.l. for νέτωπον (q.v.).
ShortDef
the space between the eyes, the brow, forehead
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Headword (normalized):
μέτωπον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μετωπον
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέτωπ-ον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, also <span class="orth greek">μέτωπ-ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ὴ</span>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gloss.</span> (s.v.l.):(<span class="etym greek">μετά, ὤψ</span>):—prop. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the space between the eyes</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:491b:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:491b.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 491b12 </a>), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">brow, forehead</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὁ δὲ προσιόντα [ἤλασεν] μέτωπον ῥινὸς ὑπὲρ πυμάτης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13 </a> . <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:615" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:615/canonical-url/"> 615 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">στίγματα ἔχων ἐν τῷ μ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 42(1).121.48 </span> (Epid., iv B.C.); <span class="quote greek">χαλάσας τὸ μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:655" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:655/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 655 </a> ; mostly of men, but of a horse in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:454" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.454/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.454 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:727" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:727/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 727 </a>; of a boar, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:4:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:4:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 1.4.8 </a>; of a dog, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:4:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:4.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 4.1 </a>: in pl., of a single person, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.107/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.107 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1568" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1568/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 1568 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὰ μέτωπ’ ἀνέσπασεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:631" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:631/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 631 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">γαίας μ.</span>, of Etna, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.30 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">front, face</span> of anything, as a wall or building, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:178" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.178/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.178 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:124" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.124/canonical-url/"> 2.124 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τεῖχος ὡς ἐπὶ δέκα σταδίους .. μ. ἕκαστον</span> measuring <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> 10 </a> stades on each <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">face</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 9.15 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.463.66 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 7.4255.19 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BCH</span> 20.324.65 </span> (Lebad.); <span class="foreign greek">τὰ μ. τῶν κλιμακτήρων</span> vertical <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">faces</span> of the steps, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.244.80 </span>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wall</span> extending inwards between two doors, ib.<span class="bibl"> 1657.3 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 1668.23 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 59 </span> (dub. sens. in <span class="bibl"> 12.372.30 </span>); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">front</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">front-line</span> of an army, fleet, etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:720" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:720/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 720 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">εἰς μ. στῆναι</span> to stand in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">line</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 2.4.2 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ μετώπου διιέναι</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ κέρως</span> or <span class="foreign greek">κέρας</span> (in column), ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:3/canonical-url/"> 2.4.3 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν μετώπῳ καθιστάναι, παρατάξασθαι</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:4/canonical-url/"> 2.4.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 2.1.23 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">margin</span> of a book, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 15.624 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 17(1).80 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Marin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Procl.</span> 25 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">χαλβάνη</span> , or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the reed</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wood which yields it</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.59 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 3.83 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> v.l. for <span class="ref greek">νέτωπον</span> (q.v.).</div> </div><br><br>'}