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GreekG4750Noun (Neuter)

στόμα

stoma

72Occurrences
G4750Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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)

probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of G5114 (τομώτερος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the mouth: of man, of animals, (fig.), figuratively, of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ, Hom.), ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ σ.; σ. *μαχαίρας *(Heb. חֶרֶב ־פֶּה), the edge of the sword,; esp. of the mouth as the organ of speech: opposite to καρδία,; in various phrases (some cl., some resembling Hebrew; cf. Bl., § 40, 9): ἀνοίγειν σ. (see: ἀνοίγω); σ. πρὸς σ. (*פֶּה ־אֵל פֶּה *; = cl., κατὰ σ., Hdt.), face to face; διὰ τοῦ σ. (of the Holy Spirit), *ἀπὸ *(ἐκ) τοῦ σ., of speaking by word of mouth,; *δόλος *(ψεῦδος) ἐν σ., " (LXX) ; metaphorically, ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ σ. By meton., for speech : (LXX)
LXX: chiefly for פֻּם

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

στόμα appears 72 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
18
Acts
12
Matthew
11
Luke
9
Romans
6
2 Corinthians
2
Ephesians
2
Hebrews
2

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:22BSB

“He committed no sin,and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

Acts 3:18BSB

But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

Luke 1:64BSB

Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

Matthew 15:18BSB

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

Revelation 13:6BSB

And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.