noun · neuter
stēthem
Greekστῆθος (stēthos)
Strong’sG4738
the breast
stem stēth-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στῆθος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Ex 28:23, 26 (29, 30) (לֵב), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4738 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstay'-thos
the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest
Fromfrom G2476 (as standing prominently);
King Jamesbreast.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | stēthem | stētheim |
| of, belonging to genitive | stētheu | stētheiu |
| to, for dative | stēthe | stēthei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
stēthe is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
stēthem3×
Luke 18:13“breast”tos de telōnos makrothen histanarētos ouk thelate oude toin ofthalmoin epairara eis ton ouranon, alla tuptate tem stēthem autou legarōtos; Tor theor, hilaskisar mi to hamartōlo.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!’
John 13:25“chest”anapiptaratos ekeinos houtōs epi tem stēthem tou Iēsu legatō auto; Kurior, tinos atō?Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
John 21:20“breast”Epistrefiratos tos Petros blepatō ton mathēton hon agapate tos Iēsus akoloutharōton, hos kai anapiptata en te deipne epi tem stēthem autou kai legata; Kurior, tinos atō tos paradōarōtos sin?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?”
stētheim2×
Luke 23:48“breasts”kai pantois tois sumparagineratois ochlois epi tan theōrian houtan, theōraratois teim ginerateim, tuptarōtois teim stētheim hupostrefale.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
Revelation 15:6“chests”kai exerchala tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduerētois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnnuerētois peri teim stētheim zōnain chrusouain.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.