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στόμα
stóma · Greek · Strong's G4750 · 78 occurrences
What it means
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)
probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of G5114 (τομώτερος);
How the KJV renders it
edge, face, mouth
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Is Jesus the only way to salvation?
Where it appears
78 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.