στῆθος stēthos · G4738

chest

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

στῆθος, εος, τό, ; breast, of both sexes, being the front part of the θώραξ, divided into two μαστοί [] in post-Homeric verse; found once in []; of animals, []; σ. φάσσης ἑψημένης []: as the seat of the voice and breath, []; more frequently as the seat of the heart, []; chest, []; τὰ σ. breasts of a woman, []; II metaphorically, the breast as the seat of feeling and thought, as we use heart, frequently in [], but always in plural, θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὄρινε []; ἔχει κότον.. ἐν σ. ἑοῖσι[]; III …

Where it's used 5 times

Luke 18:13 · Luke 23:48 · John 13:25 · John 21:20 · Revelation 15:6

Source: TBESG G4738; TFLSJ G4738

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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