στήθη

stēthos

breasts

The breast or chest, particularly the front part of the human torso between the neck and the abdomen. In Greek usage, refers primarily to the area encompassing the chest or bosom, extending in meaning to the seat of emotion, affection, or nurturing, as in resting on someone's chest or bosom. May also be used more generally for the chest of both humans and animals. In literary and metaphorical contexts, can denote the innermost feelings or affections.

G4738

Luke 23:48 · Word #15

Lexicon G4738

Lemmaστῆθος
Transliterationstēthos
Strong'sG4738
DefinitionThe breast or chest, particularly the front part of the human torso between the neck and the abdomen. In Greek usage, refers primarily to the area encompassing the chest or bosom, extending in meaning to the seat of emotion, affection, or nurturing, as in resting on someone's chest or bosom. May also be used more generally for the chest of both humans and animals. In literary and metaphorical contexts, can denote the innermost feelings or affections.

Morphology N ACC N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasebreasts
Literalbreasts

Lexical Info

Lemmaστῆθος
Strong'sG4738

SIBI-P1 Translation G4738-01

chests

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative plural neuter (Gr,N,,,,,ANP); functioning as a direct object; plural form of στῆθος.
Rendering RationaleThe accusative plural neuter form denotes multiple chests or breasts as direct objects. “Chests” preserves the primary anatomical sense of the front torso area without narrowing the meaning to a specifically female referent.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

chests

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'στήθη' is best rendered 'chests,' consistent with the literal anatomical reference in context. P1 is accurate.
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