Breast

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1stethosG4738

connected with histemi, "to stand," i.e., that which stands out, is used of mourners in smiting the "breast," Luk 18:13, Luk 23:48; of John in reclining on the "breast" of Christ, Joh 13:25, Joh 21:20; of the "breasts" of the angels in Rev 15:6.

2mastosG3149

used in the plural, "paps," Luk 11:27, Luk 23:29, Rev 1:13, AV, is preferably rendered "breasts," in the RV.