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Strong's #4750 - στόμα
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- the mouth, as part of the body: of man, of animals, of fish, etc.
- since thoughts of a man's soul find verbal utterance by his mouth, the "heart" or "soul" and the mouth are distinguished
- the edge of a sword
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στόμα, τό, Aeol. στύμα Theoc. 29.25; gen. στόματος, but στομάτοιο Hymn.Mag. 2(2).10,28: — mouth, Il. 14.467, etc.; σύν τε στόμ' ἐρεῖσαι Od. 11.426; ἱμείρων γλυκεροῦ ς . Sol. 25; of animals, Hes. Sc. 146, 389, S. Ph. 1156 (lyr.), etc.: — pl. is sts. used for sg., ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν, of kissing, Id. Tr. 938, cf. E. Alc. 403 (lyr.), and freq. in later Poets, A.R. 4.1607, Nic. Al. 210, 240, etc.: metaph., πτολέμοιο, ὑσμίνης στόμα, the very jaws of the battle, as of a devouring monster, Il. 10.8, 20.359 (but cf. infr. 111.1 ).
2. esp. the mouth as the organ of speech, δέκα μὲν γλῶσσαι, δέκα δὲ στόματ' 2.489, cf. Thgn. 18; βραχύ μοι ς. πάντ' ἀνᾱγήσασθαι Pi. N. 10.19; freq. in Trag., ς. τὸ Δῖον the mouth of Zeus, A. Pr. 1032; τὸ Φοίβου θεῖον ἀψευδὲς ς . Id. Fr. 350.5, cf. S. OC 603; τοῦ στόματος τὸ στρογγύλον Ar. Fr. 471; Μοισᾶν καπυρὸν ς . their mouthpiece, organ, Theoc. 7.37, cf. Mosch. 3.72; Πιερίδων τὸ σοφὸν ς ., of Homer, Revelation 7:4 (Paul. Sil.), cf. 7.6 (Antip. Sid.), 7.75 (Antip.), 9.184; τὸ μισόχρηστον ς. τῆς κωμῳδίας Phld. Piet. p.93G.; speech, utterance, S. OT 426, 706, OC 132 (lyr.), etc.; εἰς τόδ' ἐξελθόντος ἀνόσιον ς . ib. 981; κἂν καλὸν φορῇ ς . Id. Fr. 930; τὸ σὸν . . ς. ἐλεινόν Id. OT 671; διδόναι ς. καὶ σοφίαν Ev.Luke 21:15 : in pl. of a single speaker, S. OT 1220 (lyr.): — special phrases: οἴγειν ς . A. Pr. 611; τοὐμὸν οὐ λύω ς . E. Hipp. 1060, cf. Isoc. 12.96; διᾶραι τὸ ς . D. 19.112; κοίμησον ς . keep silence, A. Ag. 1247; δάκνειν ς ., i.e. to keep a stern silence (cf. ὀδάξ ), Id. Fr. 397; ἴσχε δακὼν ς. σόν S. Tr. 977 (anap.); ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ ς . Id. Fr. 897; so κλῄσας ς . E. Ph. 865; οὐκ ἐφέξετε ς .; Id. Hec. 1283; σῖγ' ἕξομεν ς . Id. Hipp. 660; εὖ ἔχειν ς.,= εὐφημεῖν, Eup. 381; συγκλῄειν ς . Ar. Th. 40 (anap.): — of style, τὸ Λυσιακὸν ς . D.H. Lys. 12 .
3. with Preps., ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν have always in one's mouth, whether for good or ill, E. El. 80; ἀνὰ ς. καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν Id. Andr. 95 . ἀπὸ στόματος εἰπεῖν speak from memory (cf. ἀπὸ γλώσσης ), Pl. Tht. 142d, X. Mem. 3.6.9, Philem. 48, Plu. Song of Solomon 8:1-14, etc. διὰ στόμα λέγειν A. Th. 579, cf. E. Or. 103 (so κατὰ τὸ ς. ᾄδειν Ar. Nu. 158 ); διὰ στόμα ἔχειν Id. Lys. 855; οἶκτος οὔτις ἦν διὰ στόμα A. Th. 51; πᾶσι διὰ στόματος 'tis the common talk, Theoc. 12.21 . ἐν στόμασι εἶχον Hdt. 3.157, 6.136; πολλῶν κείμενος ἐν στόμασιν Thgn. 240; ἐν τῷ ς. λέγειν Ar. Ach. 198 . ἐξ ἑνὸς ς. with one voice, Id. Eq. 670 . Pl. R. 364a, PGiss. 36.13 (ii B.C.), Gal. 15.763; so ὡς ἀφ' ἑνὸς ς . AP 11.159 ( Lucill. ). ἐπὶ στόμα on one's face, face-foremost, ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς . . ἐπὶ ς . Il. 6.43, cf. 16.410; ὡς κύων ἐπὶ ς. κείμενος Archil. Supp. 2.9; ὗς ἔκειτ' ἐπὶ ς . Men. 21; ἐπὶ ς. κεῖται lies prone, of the right ventricle, Hp. Cord. 4; ἐπὶ ς .,= pronus, Gloss.; ἐπὶ ς. πεσόντα Plu. Art. 29; ἐπὶ ς. φερόμενον ἐν πᾶσι Timae. ap. Plb. 12.8.4; also ὅ τι νῦν ἦλθ' ἐπὶ ς . whatever came uppermost, A. Fr. 351; ἐπὶ στόματος Φαραώ by the command of P., LXX 2 Kings 23:35 . κατὰ στόμα face to face, Hdt. 8.11, E. Heracl. 801, Rh. 409, X. An. 5.2.26; οἱ κατὰ ς. θεοί (cf. ἀντήλιοι ) E. Fr. 781.33; κατὰ ς. τινός confronted with him, Pl. Lg. 855d; στόμα κατὰ στόμα λαλήσω αὐτῷ LXX Numbers 12:8; στόμα πρὸς στόμα John 11:44, PMag.Berol. 1.39.
II mouth of a river, Il. 12.24, Od. 5.441, A. Pr. 847, Hdt. 2.17, etc.; so ἠϊόνος ς. μακρόν the wide mouth of the bay, Il. 14.36, cf. Od. 10.90; ς. τοῦ Πόντου Th. 4.75; κόλπου ib. 49; τὸ ς. τῆς ἐσβολῆς Ar. Ec. 1107; τὸ ἄνω ς. [τῆς διώρυχος ] the width of the trench at top, Hdt. 7.23 (but τὰ ς. τ. δ . mouths, ib. 37 ).
2. any outlet or entrance, ἀργαλέον ς. λαύρης Od. 22.137; ς. τῆς ἀγυιᾶς X. Cyr. 2.4.4; ς. φρέατος Id. An. 4.5.25; καδίσκου Ar. Fr. 581, cf. AP 6.251 ( Phil. ); χθόνιον Ἄιδα ς . Pi. P. 4.44; τὰ τῶν διεξόδων ς . Pl. Phdr. 251d; ἑπτάπυλον ς . the seven gates of Thebes, S. Ant. 119 (lyr.): Medic., τῶν μητρέων, τῶν ὑστερέων,= os uteri (not distinguished from the cervix ), Hp. Mul. 1.36, Aph. 5.46; τῆς κοιλίας Arist. APo. 94b15, Sor. 1.50; γαστρός Nic. Al. 20, Gal. 5.274; [ ἕλκους ] Arist. Pr. 863a11 .
III foremost part, face, front: 1 of weapons, point, κατὰ στόμα εἱμένα χαλκῷ Il. 15.389; [ ὁ κριὸς] ἔχει ς. σιδηροῦν Ath. Mech. 24.2; τὸ ς. τῆς αἰχμῆς Philostr. Her. 19.4; edge of a sword, μαχαίρας Ascl. Tact. 3.5, Ev.Luke 21:24, etc.: metaph., ἐθηλύνθην ς . S. Aj. 651 . the front ranks of the battle, the front, ἀπὸ στόματος (opp. ἀπὸ τῆς οὐρᾶς ) X. An. 3.4.42, cf. HG 4.3.4; τὸ ς. τοῦ πλαισίου Id. An. 3.4.43, cf. 5.4.22, Plb. 10.12.7 (so perh. ς. πολέμοιο, ὑσμίνης in Hom., v. supr. 1.1 ). τὸ τῶν λοχαγῶν τάγμα ς. καλεῖται Ascl. Tact. 2.5 .
2. ἄκρον ς. πύργων the edge or top of the towers, E. Ph. 1166; πρὸς τῷ ς. τοῦ βίου at the very verge of life, X. Ages. 11.15 .
3. = ὀμφαλός 111.3, Ael. Tact. 7.3 . (Cf. Avest. staman-, m. 'mouth (of dog)', Welsh safn 'mouth'.)
στόμα, στόματος, τό (apparently equivalent to τομα, with sigma ς( prefixed, from τέμνω, τετομα, therefore properly, 'cutting' (or 'cut'; so Etym. Magn. 728, 18; others, 'calling', etc.; but doubtful, cf. Curtius, § 226 b.; Vanicek, p. 1141 and references)); from Homer down; Hebrew פֶּה; the mouth;
1. properly, the mouth as a part of the body: of man, John 19:29; Acts 11:8; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 3:16, and often; of animals — as of a fish, Matthew 17:27; of a horse, James 3:3; Revelation 9:17; of a serpent, Revelation 12:15; Revelation 13:5; the jaws of a lion, 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 11:33; Revelation 13:2. Since the thoughts of man's soul find verbal utterance by his mouth, καρδία (`the heart' or soul) and στόμα 'the mouth' are distinguished: Matthew 12:34; Matthew 15:8 Rec. from Isaiah 29:13; Romans 10:8, 10; in phrases chiefly of a Hebraistic character, the mouth (as the organ of speech) is mentioned in connection with words and speech, Matthew 21:16 (from Psalm 8:3), and words are said to proceed ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, Matthew 4:4 (from Deuteronomy 8:3); Luke 4:22; Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 3:8; James 3:10; τό στόμα λαλεῖ τί, Jude 1:16; on the Hebrew phrase ἀνοίγειν τό στόμα, see ἀνοίγω, p. 48{a} bottom ἡ ἄνοιξις τοῦ στοματου Ephesians 6:19; στόμα πρός στόμα λαλῆσαι (אֶל־פֶּה פֶּה דִּבֶּר, Numbers 12:8) literally, mouth (turned) to mouth (A. V. face to face), 2 John 1:12; 3 John 1:14, (τό στόμα πρός τό στόμα, of a kiss, Xenophon, mem. 2, 6, 32); God or the Holy Spirit is said to speak διά τοῦ στόματος τίνος (cf. Buttmann, 183 (159)), Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; Acts 3:18, 21; Acts 4:25; or a person is said to hear a thing διά τοῦ στόματος, Acts 15:7; or ἀπό τοῦ στόματος τοῦ, from his own mouth, i. e. what he has just said, Luke 22:71; or ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, Acts 22:14; θρευσαι τί ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ, Luke 11:54; τό πνεῦμα τοῦ στόματος (the breath of his mouth, see πνεῦμα, 1 b.), 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (Psalm 32:6
2. Like Latinacies, στόμα μαχαίρας, the edge of the sword (פִּי־חֶרֶב, Genesis 34:26; (Joshua 19:48; Jeremiah 21:7, etc.); Judges 18:27, etc.; 2 Samuel 15:14 (but in the last two passages the Sept. render the Hebrew phrase by στόμα ῤομφαίας, which (together with στόμα ξίφους) is the more common translation; cf. Winers Grammar, 18, 30; Buttmann, 320 (274) n.)): Luke 21:24; Hebrews 11:34 (hence, δίστομος, which see; אָכַל of a sword, 2 Samuel 2:26; 2 Samuel 11:25).
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στόμα , -τος , τό ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6433;]
the mouth: of man, Matthew 15:11, John 19:29, Acts 11:8, al.; of animals, Matthew 17:27, 2 Timothy 4:17 (fig.), Hebrews 11:33, James 3:3, al.; fig., of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ , Hom.), ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ σ ., Revelation 12:16; σ . μαχαίρας (Heb. H2719־ H6310, Genesis 34:26 al.), the edge of the sword, Luke 21:24, Hebrews 11:34; esp. of the mouth as the organ of speech: opp. to καρδία , Matthew 12:34, Romans 10:8; Romans 10:10; in various phrases (some cl., some resembling Hebrew; cf. Bl., § 40, 9): ἀνοίγειν τ . σ . (see ἀνοίγω ); σ . πρὸς σ . (H6310־ H413 H6310 Numbers 12:8; = cl., κατὰ σ ., Hdt., al.), face to face, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:14; διὰ τοῦ σ . (of the Holy Spirit), Luke 1:70, Acts 1:16, al.; ἀπὸ (ἐκ ) τοῦ σ . (cf. ἀπὸ σ . εἰπεῖν , Plat., al.), of speaking by word of mouth, Luke 22:71, Acts 22:14; δόλος (ψεῦδος ) ἐν τ . σ ., 1 Peter 2:22, Revelation 14:5 (LXX); metaph., ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ σ ., Revelation 2:16. By meton., for speech (Soph.): Matthew 18:16 (LXX), Luke 19:22; Luke 21:15, 2 Corinthians 13:1.
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