- μαστός
- μαστός, οῦ, ὁ (collateral forms μασθός GJs Bodmer [Heraclid. Miles., Fgm. 25 LCohn 1884; IG III, 238b; POslo 95, 19: 96 A.D.; PGM 7, 208; TestSol 9:4 H; JosAs 8:4 cod. A; 29:11 cod. A; Thackeray 104] and μαζός [q.v.] are found as vv.ll., but most freq. μασθός; s. Kühner-Bl. I 157; B-D-F §34, 5; W-S. §5, 27d; Mlt-H. 110) ‘one of the breasts’ (pl. in imagery Jos., Bell. 7, 189; Mel.), distinguished from the στῆθος ‘chest’; s. citation of Hom. s.v. μαζός.① one of the mammillae, of a male, nipple (X., An. 4, 3, 6 of water ὑπὲρ τῶν μαστῶν; Eratosth. p. 33, 2; SIG 1170, 24; TestSol 9:4 LC, opp. στῆθος: a hostile spirit (δαίμων) is asked by Solomon, who has put a seal on the spirit’s chest, how it sees. Answer: ‘through my breasts’ = his nipples which function as eyes) περιεζωσμένος πρὸς τοῖς μ. ζώνην χρυσᾶν with a golden belt around his breast Rv 1:13 (μασθοῖς Tdf. in text; Diod S 1, 72, 2 περιεζωσμένοι ὑποκάτω τῶν μαστῶν).② mammary gland or mamma of a female, breast (Hdt. et al.; Sb 6706, 9; LXX; ApcEsdr 5:2 p. 29, 26 Tdf.; Philo, Op. M. 38; Mel., P. 52, 384) Lk 11:27; 23:29; GJs 5:2; 6:3; 19:2; ApcPt Fgm. 2 p.12, 25.—DELG. M-M.
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