στῆθος
stēthos
“chest”
Definition
the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest
from G2476 (ἵστημι) (as standing prominently);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
στῆθος appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
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?”
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!’
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
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.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.