Strong's Greek · G4738
στῆθος
stēthos
breast
Definition
the (entire external) bosom, i.e. chest
Derivation
from G2476 (ἵστημι) (as standing prominently);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?””
“And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.”
“And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.”
“Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?””
“But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).