Chest
στῆθοςStrong’s G4738stēthos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stēthos is the Greek word usually translated “breast”, “breasts” and “bosom”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”
Meaning
Usually translated “breast”, “breasts” and “bosom”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- breast 2
- breasts 1
- bosom 1
- chests 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 23:48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
- John 13:25He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
- John 21:20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
- Revelation 15:6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Greek dictionary
στῆθος stēthos · chest
στῆθος, -ους, τό [in LXX: Exo.28:23, 26 (29-30) (לֵב), etc. ;] the breast: Jhn.13:25 21:10, Rev.15:6; as a sign of penitence, τύπτειν (εἰς) τὸ σ., Luk.18:13 23:48,† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHEST, noun
- A box of wood or other material, in which goods are kept or transported.
- The trunk of the body from the neck to the belly; the thorax.
- In commerce, a certain quantity; as a chest of sugar; a chest of indigo; etc.
All definitions and other forms of “chest”
CHEST, verb transitive
To reposit in a chest; to hoard.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.