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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 - And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:20 - Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
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