Strong's Lexicon
stoma: Mouth
Original Word:στόμα
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:stoma
Pronunciation:STO-mah
Phonetic Spelling:(stom'-a)
Definition:Mouth
Meaning:the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.
Word Origin:Derived from the base of the Greek word "tomos," meaning "a cut" or "a section."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H6310 (פֶּה, peh): Often translated as "mouth," used in similar contexts in the Old Testament.
-H8193 (שָׂפָה, saphah): Translated as "lip" or "language," sometimes used interchangeably with "mouth."
Usage:In the New Testament, "stoma" primarily refers to the physical mouth of a person or an animal. It is used both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it denotes the organ used for speech and eating. Metaphorically, it can represent speech, words, or utterances, often highlighting the moral and spiritual implications of what is spoken.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek culture, the mouth was seen as the primary organ for communication and expression. The words spoken from one's mouth were considered a reflection of one's inner character and thoughts. In Jewish tradition, the mouth held significant importance in the context of the Law and the Prophets, as it was through spoken words that God's commandments and prophecies were communicated.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitionthe mouth
NASB Translationedge (2), face (4), lips (1), mouth (60), mouths (5), say* (1), testimony (1), utterance (1), voice (1), words (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4750: στόμαστόμα,
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) andστόμα 'the mouth' are distinguished:Matthew 12:34;Matthew 15:8Rec. fromIsaiah 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 (fromPsalm 8:3), and words are said to proceedἐκτοῦστόματος,Matthew 4:4 (fromDeuteronomy 8:3);Luke 4:22;Ephesians 4:29;Colossians 3:8;James 3:10;τόστόμαλαλεῖτί,Jude 1:16; on the Hebrew phraseἀνοίγειντόστόμα, seeἀνοίγω, p. 48{a} bottomἡἄνοιξιςτοῦστοματουEphesians 6:19;στόμαπρόςστόμαλαλῆσαι (אֶל־פֶּהפֶּהדִּבֶּר,Numbers 12:8) literally,mouth (turned) to mouth (A. V.face to face),2 John 1:12;3 John 1:14, (τόστόμαπρόςτόστόμα, of a kiss,Xenophon, mem. 2, 6, 32); God or the Holy Spirit is said to speakδιάτοῦστόματοςτίνος (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 thingδιάτοῦστόματος,Acts 15:7; orἀπότοῦστόματοςτοῦ,from his own mouth, i. e. what he has just said,Luke 22:71; orἐκτοῦστόματος,Acts 22:14;θρευσαιτίἐκτοῦστόματοςτοῦ,Luke 11:54;τόπνεῦματοῦστόματος (the breath of his mouth, seeπνεῦμα, 1 b.),2 Thessalonians 2:8 (Psalm 32:6 (), cf.Isaiah 11:4);ἡῤομφαίατοῦστοματου, a figure portraying the destructive power of the words of Christ the judge,Revelation 2:16;δόλος orψεῦδοςἐντῷστόματι,1 Peter 2:22 andRevelation 14:5 (fromIsaiah 53:9);στόμα is put for 'statements', declarations, inMatthew 18:16 and2 Corinthians 13:1 (Deuteronomy 19:15);Luke 19:22 (Ecclesiastes 8:2).διδόναιτίνιστόμα, apt forms of speech (as distinguished from the substance of speech,ἡσοφία),Luke 21:15;στόμα for one who has begun (or is about) to speak,Romans 3:19 (Psalm 106:42 (); cf.πᾶνγόνυ andπᾶσαγλῶσσα,Philippians 2:10f, fromIsaiah 45:23); metaphorically, the earth is said to open its mouth andκαταπίνειντί,Revelation 12:16.
2. Like Latinacies,στόμαμαχαίρας, theedge 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 theSept. render the Hebrew phrase byστόμαῤομφαίας, which (together withστόμαξίφους) 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).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
mouth.
Probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base oftomoteros; the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon) -- edge, face, mouth.
see GREEKtomoteros
Forms and Transliterations
στομα στόμα στόμασι στοματα στόματα στοματι στόματι στόματί στοματος στόματος στόματός στοματων στομάτων stoma stóma stomata stómata stomati stómati stómatí stomaton stomatōn stomáton stomátōn stomatos stómatos stómatós
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