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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3149. μαστός (mastos) -- Breast</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3149.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/13-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3149.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3149</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3148.htm" title="3148">◄</a> 3149. mastos <a href="../greek/3150.htm" title="3150">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">mastos: Breast</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μαστός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mastos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mas-TOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mas-tos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Breast<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the breast, pap.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the base of the Greek verb μάω (maō), meaning "to seek after" or "to desire."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "mastos" is שָׁדַיִם (shadayim), which also means "breasts" and is used in contexts of fertility and nurturing (e.g., Genesis 49:25).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "mastos" refers to the human breast, often in the context of nursing or maternal care. It is used both literally and metaphorically to convey nourishment, care, and sometimes judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, the breast was a symbol of nurturing and sustenance, primarily associated with motherhood and the provision of life-giving milk. The imagery of the breast was often used to depict God's provision and care for His people, as well as the intimate bond between a mother and her child.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>der. from a prim. root ma-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the breast<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>breasts (2), chest (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3149: μαζός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μαζός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μαζου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">the breast</span>: of a man, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a> Lachmann ((see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μαστός</span></span>). From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3149: μασθός</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μασθός</span></span>, Doric for <span class="greek2">μαστός</span> (which see): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a> <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> (<span class="accented">this form seems to be Western</span> (Hort, Appendix, p. 149)). <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3149: μαστός</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μαστός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μαστοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">μάσσω</span> to knead (more probably akin to <span class="greek2">μαδάω</span>, Latin<span class="latin">madidus</span>, etc.; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 693; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 456)), from <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; <span class="accented">the breast</span> (for <span class="hebrew">שַׁד</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/3-12.htm">Job 3:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/1-13.htm">Song of Solomon 1:13</a>, etc.); plural, the breasts (nipples) of a man, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (here <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">μασθοις</span> (cf. <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 149a), Lachmann <span class="greek2">μαζοις</span>); breasts of a woman, <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-27.htm">Luke 11:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-29.htm">Luke 23:29</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pap. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/3145.htm">massaomai</a>; a (properly, female) breast (as if kneaded up) -- pap. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3145.htm">massaomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μαστοι μαστοί μαστοὶ μαστοις μαστοίς μαστοῖς μαστού μαστούς μαστών mastoi mastoì mastois mastoîs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σε καὶ <b>μαστοὶ</b> οὓς ἐθήλασας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that bore <span class="itali">You and the breasts</span> at which<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the paps</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you and <span class="itali">[the] breasts</span> at which you nursed<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγέννησαν καὶ <b>μαστοὶ</b> οἳ οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bore, <span class="itali">and the breasts</span> that never<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bare, and <span class="itali">the paps</span> which never<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> did bear and <span class="itali">breasts</span> which never<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς τοῖς <b>μαστοῖς</b> ζώνην χρυσᾶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> across <span class="itali">His chest</span> with a golden<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> about <span class="itali">the paps</span> with a golden<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at the <span class="itali">breasts</span> a belt golden<p><b><a href="/greek/3149.htm">Strong's Greek 3149</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3149.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mastoi_3149.htm">μαστοὶ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mastois_3149.htm">μαστοῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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