brow

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ὀφρύς, ἡ.

forehead: P. and V. μέτωπον, τό (Xen.).

temple: Ar. and P. κρόταφος, ὁ.

of a hill: P. and V. κορυφή, ἡ, λόφος, ὁ, P. ἀκρωνυχία, ἡ (Xen.), V. ὀφρύη, ἡ.

knit the brows: Ar. τὰς ὀφρῦς συνάγειν.

with knitted brows: V. συνωφρυωμένος; see knit.

knitting his brows in anger: Ar. δεινὸν ἐπισκύνιον συνάγων (Ranae 823).

lift one's brows: Ar. and P. ὀφρῦς ἀνασπᾶν.

relax the brows: V. καταβάλλειν τὰς ὀφρῦς (Eur., Cyclops 167).