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Lexicon :: Strong's G4738 - stēthos

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στῆθος
Transliteration
stēthos (Key)
Pronunciation
stay'-thos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἵστημι (G2476) (as standing prominently)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
8x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

στῆθος stēthos, stay'-thos; from G2476 (as standing prominently); the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest:—breast.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4738 in the following manner: breast (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4738 in the following manner: breast (5x).

  1. the breast

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στῆθος stēthos, stay'-thos; from G2476 (as standing prominently); the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest:—breast.
STRONGS G4738:
στῆθος, στήθους, τό (from ἵστημι; that which stands out, is prominent (Etym. Magn. 727, 19 διότι ἕστηκεν ἀσάλευτον)), from Homer down, the breast: John 13:25; John 21:20 (cf. κόλπος, 1); Revelation 15:6. τύπτειν εἰς τό στῆθος or τύπτειν τό στῆθος, of mourners (see κόπτω), Luke 18:13; Luke 23:48.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
18:13; 23:48
John
13:25; 21:20
Revelation
15:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4738 matches the Greek στῆθος (stēthos),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this thou art cursed above all cattle and all the brutes of the earth, on thy breast and belly thou shalt go, and thou shalt eat earth all the days of thy life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - And Aaron shall take the names of the children of Israel, on the oracle of judgment on his breast; a memorial before God for him as he goes into the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - and thou shalt put the two circlets on both the shoulders of the ephod in front. And thou shalt put the [fn]Manifestation and the Truth on the oracle of judgment; and it shall be on the breast of Aaron, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord; and Aaron shall bear the judgments of the children of Israel on his breast before the Lord continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:20 - And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made his breast glorious with courage?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10 - Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33 - The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - It was an image, the head of which was of fine gold, its hands and breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of brass,
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