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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).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Brow'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/brow.html. 1915.

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