στόμα

στόμα, -τος, τό

[in LXX chiefly for פֻּם ;]

the mouth: of man, Matt 15,11, Joh 19,29, ApG 11,8, al.; of animals, Matt 17,27, 2 Tim 4,17 (fig.), Hebr 11,33, Jak 3,3, al.; figuratively, of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ, Hom.), ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ σ., Åb 12,16 σ. μαχαίρας (Heb. חֶרֶב ־פֶּה, 1 Mos 34,26 al.), the edge of the sword, Luk 21,24, Hebr 11,34; esp. of the mouth as the organ of speech: opposite to καρδία, Matt 12,34, Rom 10,8, 10; in various phrases (some cl., some resembling Hebrew; cf. Bl., § 40, 9): ἀνοίγειν τ. σ. (see: ἀνοίγω); σ. πρὸς σ. (פֶּה ־אֵל פֶּה 4 Mos 12,8 = cl., κατὰ σ., Hdt., al.), face to face, 2 Joh 12, 3 Joh 14; διὰ τοῦ σ. (of the Holy Spirit), Luk 1,70, ApG 1,16, al.; ἀπὸ (ἐκ) τοῦ σ. (cf. ἀπὸ σ. εἰπεῖν, Plat., al.), of speaking by word of mouth, Luk 22,71, ApG 22,14; δόλος (ψεῦδος) ἐν τ. σ., 1 Pet 2,22, Åb 14,5" (LXX) ; metaphorically, ἡ ῥομφαία τοῦ σ., Åb 2,16, By meton., for speech (Soph.): Matt 18,16 (LXX), Luk 19,22; 21,15, 2 Kor 13,1