Stēthos στῆθος
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| στῆθος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stēthos |
| Strong's number | G4738 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | chest |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Stēthos (Greek στῆθος, Strong's G4738) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “chest”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στῆθος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Exo.28:23, 26 (29-30) (לֵב), etc. ;]
the breast: Jhn.13:25 21:10, Rev.15:6; as a sign of penitence, τύπτειν (εἰς) τὸ σ., Luk.18:13 23:48,†
(AS)
[in LXX: Exo.28:23, 26 (29-30) (לֵב), etc. ;]
the breast: Jhn.13:25 21:10, Rev.15:6; as a sign of penitence, τύπτειν (εἰς) τὸ σ., Luk.18:13 23:48,†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | breast (3), breasts (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | breast (1), breasts (1), chests (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Stēthos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Luke 23:48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
John
- John 13:25He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
- John 21:20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
Revelation
- Revelation 15:6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).