Lexical Definition
στῆθος stēthos (stay'-thos) chest G:N-N
from ἵστημι (as standing prominently)
breast.
- the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| στῆθοσ | bosom | John.21.20 |
| breast | Luke.18.13 • John.13.25 | |
| στήθουσ | breast | LXX.Exod.28.29 • LXX.Exod.28.30 • LXX.Exod.28.30 |
| στήθοσ | breast | LXX.Dan.2.32 |
| στήθη | breasts | LXX.Prov.24.33 • Luke.23.48 |
| chests | Rev.15.6 | |
| to breasts | LXX.Prov.6.10 | |
| στήθεων αυτού | of his breast | LXX.Job.39.20 |
| στήθει | your breast | LXX.Gen.3.14 |
Abbott-Smith
στῆθος, -ους, τό [in LXX: Ex 28:23*, 26 (29, 30)* (לֵב), etc. ;]
the breast: Jo 13:25 21:10, Re 15:6; as a sign of penitence, τύπτειν (εἰς) τὸ σ., Lk 18:13 23:48,†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 28:23* · 28:26* |
| Luke | 18:13 · 23:48 |
| John | 13:25 · 21:10 |
| Revelation | 15:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
στῆθος, εος, τό,
breast, of both sexes, being the front part of the θώραξ, divided into two μαστοί [Refs 8th c.BC+] in post-Homeric verse; found once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. φάσσης ἑψημένης [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: as the seat of the voice and breath, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; more frequently as the seat of the heart, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; chest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ σ. breasts of a woman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, the breast as the seat of feeling and thought, as we use heart, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+], but always in plural, θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὄρινε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔχει κότον.. ἐν σ. ἑοῖσι[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III ={στέρνον} [Refs]breastbone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 ball of the foot, [στῆθος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 494a13 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; ball of the hand (below the thumb), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; palm, uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 swelling, tumour, ἐν τῷ ἥπατι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV breastshaped hill or bank, [στῆθος">Refs 2nd c.BC+] has pan-Hellenic η, [Refs 7th c.BC+]