King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4738
Transliteration: stēthos
Phonetic Spelling: (stay'-thos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: the breast
Meaning: the breast
στῆθος, στήθους, τό (from ἵστημι; that which stands out, is prominent (Etym. Magn. 727, 19 διότι ἕστηκεν ἀσάλευτον)), from Homer down, the breast: John 13:25; John 21:20 (cf. κόλπος, 1); Revelation 15:6. τύπτειν εἰς τό στῆθος or τύπτειν τό στῆθος, of mourners (see κόπτω), Luke 18:13; Luke 23:48.
Word Summary
stēthos: the breast
Original Word: στῆθοςTransliteration: stēthos
Phonetic Spelling: (stay'-thos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: the breast
Meaning: the breast
Strong's Concordance
breast. From histemi (as standing prominently); the (entire external) bosom, i.e. Chest -- breast.
see GREEK histemi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4738: στῆθοςστῆθος, στήθους, τό (from ἵστημι; that which stands out, is prominent (Etym. Magn. 727, 19 διότι ἕστηκεν ἀσάλευτον)), from Homer down, the breast: John 13:25; John 21:20 (cf. κόλπος, 1); Revelation 15:6. τύπτειν εἰς τό στῆθος or τύπτειν τό στῆθος, of mourners (see κόπτω), Luke 18:13; Luke 23:48.