noun · neuter
stomem
Strong’sG4750
the mouth, speech
stem stom-78 times in the New Testamentin 17 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Mouth — the physical mouth of a person or animal 1234. Strong's notes the word pictures the mouth as a kind of gash or opening in the face 2.
By extension, the mouth as the organ of speech, and so, by a figure of speech, speech or language itself — what someone says 123. This sense appears in set phrases such as speaking "face to face" or "by/from the mouth" of someone, meaning speaking directly or by word of mouth 13.
The word is also used figuratively of an opening, such as the earth opening its "mouth" 123.
It can further denote the edge or point of a weapon, as in "the mouth of a sword," meaning its cutting edge 123.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
στόμα, -τος, τό
[in LXX chiefly for פֶּה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4750 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstom'-a
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
Fromprobably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of G5114;
King Jamesedge, face, mouth.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Aeolic dialect στύμα Refs 3rd c.BC+; genitive στόματος, but στομάτοιο Refs:—mouth, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἱμείρων γλυκεροῦ σ. Refs 6th c.BC+; of animals, Refs 8th c.BC+ —_plural_ is sometimes used for _sing._, ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν, of kissing, Refs 5th c.BC+, and frequently in later Poets, Refs 3rd c.BC+, the very jaws of the battle, as of a devouring monster, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 especially the mouth as the organ of speech, δέκα μὲν γλῶσσαι, δέκα δὲ στόματ᾽ Refs 6th c.BC+; frequently in Trag., σ. τὸ Δῖον the mouth of Zeus, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ Φοίβου θεῖον ἀψευδὲς σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; Μοισᾶν καπυρὸν σ. their mouthpiece, organ, Refs 3rd c.BC+; Πιερίδων τὸ σοφὸν σ., of Homer, Refs 1st c.BC+; speech, utterance, Refs 5th c.BC+; κἂν καλὸν φορῇ σ. NT: in plural of a single speaker, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὐμὸν οὐ λύω σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; διᾶραι τὸ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; κοίμησον σ. keep silence, Refs 4th c.BC+; δάκνειν σ., i.e. to keep a stern silence (compare ὀδάξ), Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ σ. Refs; so κλῄσας σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἐφέξετε σ.; Refs; σῖγ᾽ ἕξομεν σ. Refs; εὖ ἔχειν σ.,= εὐφημεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; συγκλῄειν σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with Preps.,
3.a ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν have always in one's mouth, whether for good or ill, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b ἀπὸ στόματος εἰπεῖν speak from memory (compare ἀπὸ γλώσσης), Refs 5th c.BC+
3.c διὰ στόμα λέγειν Refs 5th c.BC+; πᾶσι διὰ στόματος 'tis the common talk, Refs 3rd c.BC+
3.d ἐν στόμασι εἶχον Refs 6th c.BC+
3.e ἐξ ἑνὸς σ. with one voice, Refs 5th c.BC+; so ὡς ἀφ᾽ ἑνὸς σ. Refs 1st c.AD+
3.f ἐπὶ στόμα on one's face, face-foremost, ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς.. ἐπὶ σ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ὗς ἔκειτ᾽ ἐπὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπὶ σ. κεῖται lies prone, of the right ventricle, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ σ.,= pronus, Refs 4th c.BC+; also ὅ τι νῦν ἦλθ᾽ ἐπὶ σ. whatever came uppermost, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπὶ στόματος Φαραώ by the command of P., LXX
3.g κατὰ στόμα face to face, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ κατὰ σ. θεοί (compare ἀντήλιοι) Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ σ. τινός confronted with him, NT+5th c.BC+
II mouth of a river, Refs 8th c.BC+; so ἠϊόνος σ. μακρόν the wide mouth of the bay, Refs 8th c.BC+; κόλπουRefs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἄνω σ. [τῆς διώρυχος] the width of the trench at top, Refs 5th c.BC+. mouths, Refs
II.2 any outlet or entrance, ἀργαλέον σ. λαύρης Refs 8th c.BC+; χθόνιον Ἄιδα σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ τῶν διεξόδων σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑπτάπυλον σ. the seven gates of Thebes, Refs 5th c.BC+,= os uteri (not distinguished from the cervix), Refs 5th c.BC+; [ἕλκους] Refs 4th c.BC+
III foremost part, face, front:
III.1 of weapons, point, κατὰ στόμα εἱμένα χαλκῷ Refs 8th c.BC+; edge of a sword, μαχαίρας NT+5th c.BC+
III.1.b the front ranks of the battle, the front, ἀπὸ στόματος (opposed to ἀπὸ τῆς οὐρᾶς) Refs 8th c.BC+
III.1.c τὸ τῶν λοχαγῶν τάγμα σ. καλεῖται Refs 1st c.BC+
III.2 ἄκρον σ. πύργων the edge or top of the towers, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τῷ σ. τοῦ βίου at the very verge of life, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 ={ὀμφαλός}Refs 2nd c.AD+. (Cf. Avest. staman-, m. 'mouth (of dog)', Welsh safn 'mouth'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | stomem10×στόμα | stomeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | stomeu34×στόματος | stomeiu2×στομάτων |
| to, for dative | stome11×στόματι | stomei |
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.
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stome is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
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Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
78 occurrences, every one of them listed
stomem“mouth”subject or objectdirect singular10×
Matthew 12:34… gar teu perisseumeu tau kardiau tem stomem lalatō.… the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Luke 1:64anoigita de tem stomem autou parachrēma kai tas glōssas autou, …Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was …
Luke 6:45… ek gar perisseumeu kardiau lalatō tem stomem autou.… the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Romans 3:14“mouth”hoiu tem stomem arau kai pikriau gematō;“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Romans 3:19… en to nomo lalatō, hina pantem stomem frassiteia kai hupodikos geneteia pantos tos …… under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole …
2 Corinthians 6:11Tem stomem nu anoigatē pros vin, Korinthioir, tas …We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are …
Jude 1:16… tain epithumiain autoiu poreuorōntois, kai tem stomem autoiu lalatō huperonkeim, thaumazarōntois prosōpeim ōfeleiau …… following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for …
Revelation 13:2… podois auteu hōs arkau, kai tem stomem auteu hōs stomem leontou. kai dōata …… feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon …
Revelation 13:2“mouth”… arkau, kai tem stomem auteu hōs stomem leontou. kai dōata aute tos drakontos …… and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 13:5Kai dōita aute stomem lalarōntem megeim kai blasfēmiain, kai dōita …The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words …
stomeu“mouth”of, belonging togenitive singular34×
Matthew 4:4… alla epi pante rēme ekporeuorōnte dia stomeu theou.… every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 15:11… anthrōpon, alla tem ekporeuorōntem ek teu stomeu houtem koinatō ton anthrōpon.… not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of …
Matthew 15:18teim de ekporeuorōnteim ek teu stomeu ek tau kardiau exerchotō, kakeineim koinatō …… things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these …
Matthew 18:16… ēti henon ē duo, hina epi stomeu duo marturoiu ē treis stēiteia pantem …… matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
Matthew 21:16… autoi; Nai. oudepote anagnōskava hoti Ek stomeu nēpioiu kai thēlazarōntoiu katartizesa ainon?… Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have …
Luke 1:70“mouth”kathōs lalata dia stomeu toiu hagioiu apo aiōnou profētoiu autou,as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of …
Luke 4:22“mouth”… tau charitau toi ekporeuorōntoi ek teu stomeu autou, kai legale; Ouchi huios atō …… at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph …
Luke 11:54“mouth”enedreuarōntois auton thēreuara tinem ek teu stomeu autou.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
Luke 19:22legatō auto; Ek teu stomeu su krinamō sin, ponēror doulor; oidaselē …… will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am …
Luke 22:71“mouth”… chreian? autois gar akouana apo teu stomeu autou.… do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
Acts 1:16… prolegata tem pneumem tem hagiem dia stomeu David peri Ioudou tou generantou hodēgou …… the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became …
Acts 3:18“mouth”tos de theos heim prokatangelata dia stomeu pantoiu toiu profētoiu paschara ton christon …But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Acts 3:21“mouth”… panteiu heiu lalata tos theos dia stomeu toiu hagioiu apo aiōnou autou profētoiu.… restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
Acts 4:25… tou patrou nu dia pneumeu hagieu stomeu David paidou su legarantos; Hinati fruassala …… by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David …
Acts 15:7“mouth”… vi eklegeta tos theos dia teu stomeu mu akouara teim ethneim ton logon …… early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and …
Acts 22:14“mouth”… dikaion kai akouara fōnan ek teu stomeu autou,… see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
2 Corinthians 13:1Tritem houtem erchomō pros vin; epi stomeu duo marturoiu kai treis stēiti pantem …… matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
Ephesians 4:29“mouth”pantos logos sapros ek teu stomeu vu mē ekporeuotōr, alla ei tinos …Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful …
Ephesians 6:19… mi dōiteia logos en anoixia teu stomeu mu, en parrēsia gnōrizara tem mustēriem …… me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so …
Colossians 3:8“mouth”… thumon, kakian, blasfēmian, aischrologian ek teu stomeu vu;… anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
2 Thessalonians 2:8… kurios Iēsus anairati te pneume teu stomeu autou kai katargati ta epifaneia tau …… slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of …
2 Timothy 4:17… panteim teim ethneim, kai ruima ek stomeu leontou.… So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
James 3:10ek teu auteu stomeu exerchotō eulogias kai kataras. ouk chrēatō, …Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers …
Revelation 1:16… autou asteroin hepta, kai ek teu stomeu autou romfaias distomas oxuas ekporeuorōntas, kai …… sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun …
Revelation 2:16… meta autoiu en ta romfaia teu stomeu mu.… them with the sword of My mouth.
Revelation 3:16… psuchros, mellamō sin emara ek teu stomeu mu.… to vomit you out of My mouth!
Revelation 11:5“mouth”… thelatō adikara, purem ekporeuotō ek teu stomeu autoiu kai katesthiatō toin echthroin autoiu; …If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this …
Revelation 12:15kai balata tos ofios ek teu stomeu autou opisō tau gunaikau hudem hōs …Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a …
Revelation 12:16… hon balata tos drakontos ek teu stomeu autou;… the dragon had poured from his mouth.
Revelation 16:13“mouth”kai horama ek teu stomeu tou drakontou kai ek teu stomeu …And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false …
Revelation 16:13“mouth”… stomeu tou drakontou kai ek teu stomeu teu thēreu kai ek teu stomeu …… frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Revelation 16:13“mouth”… stomeu teu thēreu kai ek teu stomeu tou pseudoprofētou pneumeim treis akatharteim hōs …… I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Revelation 19:15kai ek teu stomeu autou ekporeuotō romfaias oxuas, hina en …And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which …
Revelation 19:21… tou hippou ta exercharanta ek teu stomeu autou, kai panteim teim ornitheim chortazila …… the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the …
stome“mouth”to, fordative singular11×
Luke 21:24kai pipteli stome machairau kai aichmalōtizili eis teim ethneim …They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led …
John 19:29… oxeu hussōpa perititharantois prosferala autou te stome.… hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
Romans 10:8… su tem rēmem atō, en te stome su kai en ta kardia su, …… near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is …
Romans 10:9hoti ean homologaseia en te stome su kurion Iēsun, kai pisteuaseia en …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in …
Romans 10:10kardia gar pisteuotō eis dikaiosunan, stome de homologotō eis sōtērēan;… and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
Romans 15:6hina homothumadōs en hene stome doxazaveiō ton theon kai patron tou …… that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and …
1 Peter 2:22… poiata oude heuriskita dolos en te stome autou;… no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Revelation 9:19… gar exousias toiu hippoiu en te stome autoiu atō kai en tai ourai …… of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their …
Revelation 10:9… su tan koilian, alla en te stome su eti glukuem hōs melitem.… your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as …
Revelation 10:10… katesthiama autem, kai ate en te stome mu hōs melitem glukuem; kai hote …… as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it …
Revelation 14:5“mouth”kai en te stome autoiu ouk heuriskita pseudem; amōmois alō.And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
stomeiu“mouths”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Revelation 9:17… hōs kefalais leontoiu, kai ek teiu stomeiu autoiu ekporeuotō purem kai kapnos kai …… of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
Revelation 9:18… teu theieu teu ekporeuorōnteu ek teiu stomeiu autoiu.… and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
stomem18×
Matthew 5:2“mouth”kai anoigarantos tem stomem autou didaskate autoin legarōntos;… began to teach them, saying:
Matthew 13:35… profētou legarōntou; Anoigami en parabolai tem stomem mu, ereugemi kruptorēnteim apo katabolau.… the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things …
Matthew 15:11“mouth”ouk tem eiserchorōntem eis tem stomem koinatō ton anthrōpon, alla tem ekporeuorōntem …… man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Matthew 15:17… hoti pantem tem eisporeuorōntem eis tem stomem eis tan koilian chōratō kai eis …… yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then …
Matthew 17:27… prōton ichthon airasar, kai anoigarantos tem stomem autou heuriskasi statēron; ekeinon labarantos dōasar …… you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin …
Luke 21:15“words”mis gar dōami vi stomem kai sofian ha ouk duneli antistēara …For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Acts 8:32… auton afōnos, houtōs ouk anoigatō tem stomem autou.… so He did not open His mouth.
Acts 8:35“mouth”anoigarantos de tos Filippos tem stomem autou kai archerantos apo tau grafau …Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news …
Acts 10:34“mouth”Anoigarantos de Petros tem stomem legata; Epi alētheiau katalabomō hoti ouk …Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does …
Acts 11:8… ē akathartem oudepote eiserchata eis tem stomem mu.… or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
Acts 18:14“mouth”mellarōntou de tou Paulou anoigarō tem stomem legata tos Galliōnos pros toin Ioudaioin; …But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this …
Acts 23:2… toi parastēarēntoi auto tuptarō autou tem stomem.… Paul to strike him on the mouth.
2 John 1:12“mouth”… alla elpizamō genera pros vin kai stomem pros stomem lalara, hina tas charas …… and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be …
2 John 1:12“mouth”… genera pros vin kai stomem pros stomem lalara, hina tas charas vu plērorēntas …… I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:14“mouth”elpizamō de eutheōs sin horara, kai stomem pros stomem lalani.Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace …
3 John 1:14“mouth”… eutheōs sin horara, kai stomem pros stomem lalani.… hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace …
Revelation 12:16… gunaika, kai anoigata tas gēas tem stomem autau kai katapinata ton potamon hon …… helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that …
Revelation 13:6kai anoigata tem stomem auteu eis blasfēmiain pros ton theon, …And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and …
stomeim3×
Hebrews 11:33… basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leontoiu,… what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Hebrews 11:34sbennuala dunamian pureu, fugala stomeim machairau, dunamila apo astheniau, genila ischurois …… the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength …
James 3:3… toiu hippoiu toin chalinoin eis teim stomeim balanō eis tem peithorō autoin ni, …When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey …