στόμαstóma
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)
Greek (New Testament) · G4750
Meanings
the mouth: of man, Matthew 15:11, John 19:29, Acts 11:8, and elsewhere; of animals, Matthew 17:27, 2 Timothy 4:17 (figuratively), Hebrews 11:33, James 3:3, and elsewhere; figuratively, of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ, Hom.), ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ σ., Revelation 12:16; σ. μαχαίρας (Heb. פִּי־חֶרֶב, Genesis 34:26 and elsewhere), the edge of the sword, Luke 21:24, Hebrews 11:34; especially of the mouth as the organ of speech: opposed to καρδία, Matthew 12:34, Romans 10:8, Romans 10:10; in various phrases (some classical Greek, some resembling Hebrew; cf. Bl., § 40, 9): ἀνοίγειν τ. σ. (see ἀνοίγω); σ. πρὸς σ. (פֶּה אֵל־פֶּה, Numbers 12:8; = classical Greek, κατὰ σ., Hdt., and elsewhere), face to face, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:14; διὰ τοῦ σ. (of the Holy Spirit), Luke 1:70, Acts 1:16, and elsewhere; ἀπὸ (ἐκ) τοῦ σ., 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); metaphorically, ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ σ., Revelation 2:16. By by metonymy, for speech: Matthew 18:16 (LXX), Luke 19:22, Luke 21:15, 2 Corinthians 13:1
Same root
- τομώτεροςtomṓteros · G5114more comprehensive or decisive than G2875 (κόπτω), as if by a single stroke; whereas that implies repeated blows, like hacking); more keen
- ἐπιστομίζωepistomízō · G1993to put something over the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) to silence
- ἀποστοματίζωapostomatízō · G653to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. to catechize (in an invidious manner)
- δίστομοςdístomos · G1366double-edged
- στόμαχοςstómachos · G4751an orifice (the gullet), i.e. (specially), the "stomach"
Where it appears
Appears 78 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 5:2 and he began to teach them.
- Matthew 12:34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
- Matthew 13:35 This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: “I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.”
- Matthew 15:11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
- Matthew 15:17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
See every passage
- Matthew 4:4, 5:2, 12:34, 13:35, 15:11, 15:17, 15:18, 17:27, 18:16, 21:16
- Luke 1:64, 1:70, 4:22, 6:45, 11:54, 19:22, 21:15, 21:24, 22:71
- John 19:29
- Acts 1:16, 3:18, 3:21, 4:25, 8:32, 8:35, 10:34, 11:8, 15:7, 18:14, 22:14, 23:2
- Romans 3:14, 3:19, 10:8, 10:9, 10:10, 15:6
- 2 Corinthians 6:11, 13:1
- Ephesians 4:29, 6:19
- Colossians 3:8
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
- 2 Timothy 4:17
- Hebrews 11:33, 11:34
- James 3:3, 3:10
- 1 Peter 2:22
- 2 John 1:12
- 3 John 1:14
- Jude 1:16
- Revelation 1:16, 2:16, 3:16, 9:17, 9:18, 9:19, 10:9, 10:10, 11:5, 12:15, 12:16, 13:2, 13:5, 13:6, 14:5, 16:13, 19:15, 19:21
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.