"the breast, pap, Lk. 11:27; 23:29; Rev. 1:13*"
Definition and meaning
the breast, pap, Lk. 11:27; 23:29; Rev. 1:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: μαστός
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of mastos (G3149) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
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Common questions
Strong's G3149 (mastos) is a Greek word that means: the breast, pap, Lk. 11:27; 23:29; Rev. 1:13* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word mastos (G3149) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3149 is mastos, a Greek word defined as: the breast, pap, Lk. 11:27; 23:29; Rev. 1:13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
mastos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.