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μέτωπον

μέτωπον, the space between the eyes, the brow, forehead

μέτωπ-ον, τό, also μέτωπ-ος, ὴ, Gloss. (s.v.l.): (μετά, ὤψ):—prop.
  • 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 μέτωπʼ ἀνέσπασεν Ar. Eq. 631.
      • 2 metaph., γαίας μ., of Etna, Pi. P. 1.30.
    • 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 2(2).463.66, 7.4255.19, BCH 20.324.65 (Lebad.); τὰ μ. τῶν κλιμακτήρων vertical faces of the steps, IG 2(2).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.).

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