ΣΤΕΡΝΟΝ, στερνον
STERNON, sternon
Sounds Like: STER-non
Translations: breast, chest, a breast, a chest
From the root: ΣΤΕΡΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the breast or chest area of the body. It is typically used to denote the front part of the torso, encompassing the area from the neck to the abdomen. It can be used in both literal and figurative contexts, though its primary meaning is anatomical.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4741 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΡΝΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΤΕΡΝΟΙΣ — (to) chests, (to) breasts, (to) bosoms
- ΣΤΕΡΝΟΙΣΙΝ — to the breast, to the chest, in the breast, in the chest
- ΣΤΕΡΝΟΥ — of the breast, of the chest, of the bosom
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