Word Study · Strong's G4738 · Greek
στῆθος
stethos
stay'-thos
Strong's 1890 spelling: stēthos
“the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest
Rendered in the KJV as
breast.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- στῆθος3
- στήθη2
How it is rendered · 4
- breast2
- bosom1
- breasts1
- chests1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2
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- N-ASN · 3
- N-APN · 2
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Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 18:13στῆθοςstēthosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut 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!’here: breast
- Luke 23:48στήθηstēthēnoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralAnd when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.here: breasts
John2 occurrences
- John 13:25στῆθοςstēthosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularLeaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”here: breast
- John 21:20στῆθοςstēthosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularPeter 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?”here: bosom