στῆθος

στῆθος, εος, τό,

• breast, of both sexes, being the front part of the θώραξ, divided into two μαστοί (Arist. HA 493a12, PA 688a13, al.), Hom. and later (cf. στέρνον), esp. in Prose, rare (and usu. metaph.) in post-Homeric verse; found once in Pi., twice in B., twice in A., never in S. or E. (v. infr. 1, 11); βάλε σ. παρὰ μαζόν Il. 4.480; ἔβαλε σ. μεταμάζιον 5.19; κληῒς ἀποέργει αὐχένα τε στῆθός τε 8.326, cf. Pl. Ti. 69e, 79c (pl.), Prt. 352a (pl.): in pl., διὰ στήθεσφιν (Ep. gen.) ἔλασσε Il. 5.41; στήθεά τʼ ἠδʼ ἁπαλὴν δειρήν (of Briseis) 19.285; of animals, 11.282, 16.163, al., cf. X. Cyn. 4.1, Arist. HA 496a9, 15, al., PCair.Zen. 532.7, 18 (iii B.C.), BGU 469.7 (ii A.D.); σ. φάσσης ἑψημένης Sor. 2.41, cf. 1.51: as the seat of the voice and breath, Il. 3.221, 9.610, B. 5.15, A. Th. 563 (lyr.), 865 (anap.); more freq. as the seat of the heart, Il. 1.189, Od. 1.341, Sapph. 2.6, etc.; chest, Hp. Prorrh. 1.70, Ar. Nu. 1012, 1017 (both anap.), Th. 2.49 (pl.), Diocl. Fr. 142, IG 42(1).121.100 (pl., Epid., iv B.C.), freq. in Arist. (v. supr.), PEnteux. 79.7 (iii B.C.), PTeb. 316.19 (i A.D.), Sor. 1.70b, al.; τὰ σ. breasts of a woman, Hp. Mul. 2.133.
• • II metaph., the breast as the seat of feeling and thought, as we use heart, freq. in Hom., but always in pl., θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὄρινε Il. 2.142, al.; θάρσος ἐνὶ σ. ἐνῆκεν 17.570; ἔχει κότον . . ἐν σ. ἑοῖσι 1.83; ἐν γάρ τοι σ. μένος πατρώϊον ἧκα 5.125; νόον καὶ θυμὸν ἐνὶ σ. ἔχοντες 4.309; μῆτιν ἐνὶ σ. κέκευθε Od. 3.18, cf. Pi. Fr. 218, B. 10.54: in Prose, εἰπεῖν ἃ ἔφησθα ἐν τῷ σ. ἔχειν Pl. Phdr. 236c; πλῆρες τὸ σ. ἔχειν ib. 235c.
  • III = στέρνον III, breastbone, Hp. Art. 14.
  • • 2 ball of the foot, ib. 55, 58, cf. Epid. 4.1, Ruf. Onom. 125; τὸ σαρκῶδες [τοῦ ποδὸς] κάτωθεν στῆθος Arist. HA 494a13; ball of the hand (below the thumb), Ruf. Onom. 86; (below the fingers), Gal. 14.704; palm, dub. in Hp. Oss. 9: cf. προστηθίς.
    • 3 swelling, tumour, ἐν τῷ ἥπατι Aret. CA 2.6 (pl.).
  • IV breast-shaped hill or bank, Plb. 4.41.3, PMasp. 169b47 (vi A.D.), cf. Hsch. (στῆθος has pan-Hellenic η, Sapph., Pi. ll.cc., IG 42(1) l.c., Call. Lav.Pall. 88, Theoc. 2.79, 15.108, 135.)

στῆθος, τό (ἵστημι, das Emporstehende),
1) die Brust, sowohl bei Männern als bei Frauen ; Hom. im sing. u. im plur.; βάλε στῆθος παρὰ μαζόν, Il. 4.480 u. öfter ; ἔβαλε στῆθος μεταμάζιον, 5.19 ; κληῒς ἀποέργει αὐχένα τε στῆθός τε, 8.326 ; ὄπα μεγάλην ἐκ στήθεος ἵει, 3.221 ; Sitz des θυμός, τοῖσι δὲ θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὄρι νεν, 2.142 ; auch τόνδε νόον καὶ θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἔχοντες, 4.309 ; Sitz des Mutes, ἐν γάρ τοι στήθεσσι μένος πατρώϊον ἧκα, 5.125, 513 ; der Gedanken, οὔτε νόημα γναμπτὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσι, 24.41 ; μή τί τοι ἄλλο ἐν στήθεσσι κακὸν μελέτω ἔργον τε ἔπος τε, Od. 2.304 ; Sitz der Leidenschaften, wie unser »Brust«, Ἥρῃ δʼ οὐκ ἔχαδε στῆθος χόλον, Il. 4.24, 8.461, u. so von ἔρος u. κότος. – Ἀπὸ στήθους λέγειν, aus dem Herzen, frisch von der Leber weg reden. – Auch von Tieren, Il. 11.282, 12.204, 16.753, 17.22. – Aesch. ἱκνεῖται λόγος διὰ στηθέων, Spt. 545 ; οἶμαί σφʼ ἐρατῶν ἐκ στηθέων ἥσειν ἄλγος ἐπάξιον, 847 ; – auch in Prosa im eigtl. Sinne, Thuc. 2.49, Plat. Tim. 69e, Prot. 352a ; στῆθος πελιὸν εἶχε, Dem. 47.59 ; von Hunden Xen. Cyn. 4.1 u. A.
2) der Ballen an der flachen Hand und der Hacken am Fuße, τὸ σαρκῶδες κάτωθεν, Arist. H.A. 1.15.
3) ein brustförmig gerundeter Hügel von abgesetztem Flußsande, eine Sandbank ; Pol. 4.41 ; Strab.

στῆθος

τό.

Dat. pl. στήθεσι Il. 4.430, Il. 6.65, Il. 11.100, Il. 13.618, Il. 16.163, 503, Il. 20.20, Il. 22.452. στήθεσσι Il. 1.83, Il. 3.63, Il. 4.152, Il. 6.51, Il. 11.19, Il. 13.73, Il. 17.22, Il. 21.182, etc. : Od. 1.341, Od. 2.90, Od. 3.18, Od. 7.258, Od. 11.566, Od. 15.20, Od. 20.9, Od. 21.87, etc.

Locative στήθεσφι Il. 2.388. This form as ablative Il. 11.374, Il. 14.150, 214.

As genit. Il. 5.41, 57, Il. 8.259, Il. 11.448, Il. 22.284 : Od. 22.93.

• • 1

    The breast or chest Il. 2.218, Il. 3.221, Il. 4.430, 480, Il. 5.19, Il. 11.374, etc. : Od. 9.301, Od. 14.351, Od. 18.21, Od. 20.17, Od. 22.82, 93, 286.

    Of animals Il. 4.108, Il. 11.282, Il. 12.204, Il. 16.753 : Od. 22.404.

  • 2

    In pl. in reference to a single person : χιτῶνα περὶ στήθεσσι δαΐξαι Il. 2.416. Cf. Il. 3.332, Il. 4.420, Il. 5.317, Il. 6.65, Il. 9.490, Il. 10.9, etc. : Od. 11.609, Od. 16.174, Od. 18.69, Od. 20.62.

  • 3

    The breast as a seat

  • • a

      Of spirit, courage, boldness.

      In pl. as above : ἐν στήθεσσι μένος βάλεν Il. 5.513. Cf. Il. 5.125, Il. 17.570.

    • b

      Of wrath or resentment : Ἥρῃ οὐκ ἔχαδε σ. χόλον Il. 4.24 = Il. 8.461. Cf. Il. 18.110.

      In pl. as above : εἰ χόλον αὐτῆμαρ καταπέψῃ, ἀλλʼ ἔχει κότον ἐν στήθεσσιν ἑοῖσιν Il. 1.83.

      Sim. of rage : ὁππότε μένος οὐ τόσον ᾖσιν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἐμοῖσιν Il. 19.202.

    • c

      Of grief.

      In pl. as above : πένθος ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἀέξων Il. 17.139.

    • d

      Of care or anxiety.

      In pl. as above : μή τί τοι ἄλλο ἐν στήθεσσι κακὸν μελέτω ἔργον Od. 2.304.

    • e

      Of hope.

      In pl. as above : οὐ τοῦτο ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἔολπεν Od. 21.317.

    • f

      In pl. as above of βουλή : ἔγνως ἐμὴν ἐν στήθεσι βουλήν Il. 20.20. Cf. Il. 17.470.

      Of μῆτις : ἥν τινα μῆτιν ἐνὶ στήθεσσι κέκευθεν Od. 3.18.

      Of a purpose, etc. : τοῦτον νόον, ὅν τινά οἱ νῦν ἐν στήθεσσι τιθεῖσι θεοί Od. 2.125. Cf. Il. 4.309.

      Of an idea or notion: οὔ τοι τοιοῦτον ἐνὶ στήθεσσι νόημα Od. 17.403.

  • 4

    The breast as the seat

  • • a

      Of ἦτορ.

      In pl. in reference to a single person : ἐν ἐμοὶ αὐτῇ στήθεσι πάλλεται ἠ. Il. 22.452. Cf. Il. 1.189 : Od. 17.47, Od. 20.22.

    • b

      Of κῆρ.

      In pl. as above : Ἀχιλλῆος κ. γηθεῖ ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν Il. 14.140. Cf. Od. 1.341, Od. 7.309, Od. 16.275.

    • c

      Of κραδίη.

      In pl. as above : ἐμοὶ κ. ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἰάνθη Od. 4.549.

    • d

      Of θυμός : δαΐζετο θ. ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν Ἀχαιῶν Il. 9.8 = Il. 15.629. Cf. Il. 2.142, Il. 4.289, Il. 13.808, Il. 15.322, etc. : Od. 2.90, Od. 10.461, Od. 20.328.

      Of wolves Il. 16.163.

      In pl. as above : ἄψορρόν οἱ θ. ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἀγέρθη Il. 4.152. Cf. Il. 3.395, Il. 4.313, 360, Il. 6.51, Il. 7.68, Il. 9.256, 629, Il. 13.73, etc. : Od. 4.549, Od. 5.191, 222, Od. 7.187, 258, Od. 8.178, Od. 11.566, Od. 14.169, etc.

      Of a wild boar Il. 17.22.

    • e

      Of νόος : ὅς τε καὶ ἄλλων οἰδάνει ἐν στήθεσσι νόον Il. 9.554.

      In pl. as above : σοὶ ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἀτάρβητος ν. ἐστίν Il. 3.63. Cf. Il. 13.732 : Od. 10.329, Od. 13.255, Od. 20.366.

    • f

      Of νόημα.

      In pl. as above: αἰεί τοι τοιοῦτον ἐνὶ στήθεσσι ν. Od. 13.330. Cf. Il. 24.41.

στῆθος

• 1breast ἁνίκʼ ἀνθρώπων καματώδεες οἴχονται μέριμναι στηθέων ἔξω fr. 124. 6.

στῆθος , εος, στήθεσφι: breast; as source of voice and breath, Il. 4.430, Il. 9.610; pl., often fig., as seat of the heart, Il. 14.140, Il. 9.256, Il. 10.95, Il. 1.189; hence of passions, emotions, reason.

στῆθος, ος, εος, τό,

• • Ithe breast, Lat. pectus, Hom., Xen.
  • IImetaph. the breast as the seat of feeling, the heart, Hom. (always in pl.), Aesch.