mouth

Greek Noun Neuter

στόμα, -τος, τό [in LXX chiefly for פֻּם;] the mouth: of man, Mat.15:11, Jhn.19:29, Act.11:8, al; of animals, Mat.17:27, 2Ti.4:17 (fig.), Heb.11:33, Jas.3:3, al; figuratively, of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ, Hom.), ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ σ, Rev.12:16; σ. μαχαίρας (Heb. חֶרֶב ־פֶּה, Gen.34:26 al.), the edge of the sword, Luk.21:24, Heb.11:34; esp. of the mouth as the organ of speech: opposite to καρδία, Mat.12:34, Rom.10:8, 10; in various phrases (some cl, some resembling Hebrew; cf. Bl, § 40, 9): ἀνοίγειν τ. σ. (see: ἀνοίγω); σ. πρὸς σ. (פֶּה ־אֵל פֶּה Num.12:8; = cl, κατὰ σ, Hdt, al.), face to face, II Jn 12, 3Jn.14; διὰ τοῦ σ. (of the Holy Spirit), Luk.1:70, Act.1:16, al; ἀπὸ (ἐκ) τοῦ σ. (cf. ἀπὸ σ. εἰπεῖν, Plat, al.), of speaking by word of mouth, Luk.22:71, Act.22:14; δόλος (ψεῦδος) ἐν τ. σ, 1Pe.2:22, Rev.14:5 " (LXX); metaphorically, ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ σ, Rev.2:16. By meton, for speech (Soph.): Mat.18:16 (LXX), Luk.19:22 21:15, 2Co.13:1 (AS)

mouth

Greek Noun Neuter

στόμα, τό, Aeolic dialect στύμα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; genitive στόματος, but στομάτοιο [Refs]:—mouth, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱμείρων γλυκεροῦ σ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; of animals, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —_plural_ is sometimes used for _sing._, ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν, of kissing, [Refs 5th c.BC+], and frequently in later Poets, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], the very jaws of the battle, as of a devouring monster, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) especially the mouth as the organ of speech, δέκα μὲν γλῶσσαι, δέκα δὲ στόματ᾽ [Refs 6th c.BC+]; frequently in Trag, σ. τὸ Δῖον the mouth of Zeus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ Φοίβου θεῖον ἀψευδὲς σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μοισᾶν καπυρὸν σ. their mouthpiece, organ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Πιερίδων τὸ σοφὸν σ, of Homer, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; speech, utterance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν καλὸν φορῇ σ. [NT]: in plural of a single speaker, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὐμὸν οὐ λύω σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διᾶραι τὸ σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κοίμησον σ. keep silence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δάκνειν σ, i.e. to keep a stern silence (compare ὀδάξ), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ σ. [Refs]; so κλῄσας σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἐφέξετε σ; [Refs]; σῖγ᾽ ἕξομεν σ. [Refs]; εὖ ἔχειν σ,= εὐφημεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; συγκλῄειν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with Preps, 3.a) ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν have always in one's mouth, whether for good or ill, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.b) ἀπὸ στόματος εἰπεῖν speak from memory (compare ἀπὸ γλώσσης), [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.c) διὰ στόμα λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πᾶσι διὰ στόματος 'tis the common talk, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 3.d) ἐν στόμασι εἶχον [Refs 6th c.BC+] 3.e) ἐξ ἑνὸς σ. with one voice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ὡς ἀφ᾽ ἑνὸς σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] 3.f) ἐπὶ στόμα on one's face, face-foremost, ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς. ἐπὶ σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὗς ἔκειτ᾽ ἐπὶ σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ σ. κεῖται lies prone, of the right ventricle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ σ,= pronus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also ὅ τι νῦν ἦλθ᾽ ἐπὶ σ. whatever came uppermost, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ στόματος Φαραώ by the command of P, [LXX] 3.g) κατὰ στόμα face to face, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ κατὰ σ. θεοί (compare ἀντήλιοι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ σ. τινός confronted with him, [NT+5th c.BC+] II) mouth of a river, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so ἠϊόνος σ. μακρόν the wide mouth of the bay, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κόλπου[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἄνω σ. [τῆς διώρυχος] the width of the trench at top, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. mouths, [Refs] II.2) any outlet or entrance, ἀργαλέον σ. λαύρης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χθόνιον Ἄιδα σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ τῶν διεξόδων σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑπτάπυλον σ. the seven gates of Thebes, [Refs 5th c.BC+],= os uteri (not distinguished from the cervix), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ἕλκους] [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) foremost part, face, front: III.1) of weapons, point, κατὰ στόμα εἱμένα χαλκῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; edge of a sword, μαχαίρας [NT+5th c.BC+] III.1.b) the front ranks of the battle, the front, ἀπὸ στόματος (opposed to ἀπὸ τῆς οὐρᾶς) [Refs 8th c.BC+] III.1.c) τὸ τῶν λοχαγῶν τάγμα σ. καλεῖται [Refs 1st c.BC+] III.2) ἄκρον σ. πύργων the edge or top of the towers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τῷ σ. τοῦ βίου at the very verge of life, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) ={ὀμφαλός}[Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. Avest. staman-, m. 'mouth (of dog)', Welsh safn 'mouth'.)

Greek

Noun Neuter

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; probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of g5114 (τομώτερος)