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<p> '''''brou''''' : Is found in Isaiah 48:4 , "thy brow brass" as the translation of מצח , <i> '''''mēcaḥ''''' </i> , meaning "to be clear," i.e. conspicuous. In Luke 4:29 "led him unto the brow of the hill" is the rendering of ὀφρύς , <i> '''''ophrús''''' </i> , literally "the eyebrow," but used throughout [[Greek]] literature as any prominent point or projection of land (compare use of <i> supercilium </i> in Verg. <i> Georg </i> . i.108). </p>
<p> '''''brou''''' : Is found in Isaiah 48:4 , "thy brow brass" as the translation of מצח , <i> '''''mēcaḥ''''' </i> , meaning "to be clear," i.e. conspicuous. In Luke 4:29 "led him unto the brow of the hill" is the rendering of ὀφρύς , <i> '''''ophrús''''' </i> , literally "the eyebrow," but used throughout Greek literature as any prominent point or projection of land (compare use of <i> supercilium </i> in Verg. <i> Georg </i> . i.108). </p>
==References ==
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<ref name="term_1816"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/brow Brow from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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brou : Is found in Isaiah 48:4 , "thy brow brass" as the translation of מצח , mēcaḥ , meaning "to be clear," i.e. conspicuous. In Luke 4:29 "led him unto the brow of the hill" is the rendering of ὀφρύς , ophrús , literally "the eyebrow," but used throughout Greek literature as any prominent point or projection of land (compare use of supercilium in Verg. Georg . i.108).