Stomach
στόμαχοςStrong’s G4751stomachos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Stomachos is the Greek word usually translated “stomach”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stomach”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stomach 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
στόμαχος stomachos · stomach
στόμαχος, -ου, ὁ (στόμα), prop., a mouth, an opening; (a) in early Gk. writers, the throat; (b) of the opening of the stomach (Arist.); (with) in later writers (Plut., al.), the stomach: 1Ti.5:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “stomach” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STOMACH, noun
[Latin]
- In animal bodies, a membranous receptacle, the organ of digestion, in which food is prepared for entering into the several parts of the body for its nourishment.
- Appetite; the desire of food caused by hunger; as a good stomach for roast beef. [A popular use of the word.]
- Inclination; liking.
- Anger; violence of temper.
All definitions and other forms of “stomach”
- Sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness.
- Pride; haughtiness.
STOMACH, verb transitive
[Latin]
- To resent; to remember with anger.
- To brook; to bear without open resentment or without opposition. [Not elegant.]
STOMACH, verb intransitive
To be angry. [Not in use.]
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.