στόμα
Alt. στόμα, doricστύμα, ατος, τό,
I. "the mouth", Lat. os, Hom., etc.
2. "the mouth as the organ of speech", δέκα μὲν γλῶσσαι, δέκα δὲ στόματ᾽ Il.; στ. τὸ δῖον "the mouth" of Jove, Aesch.; Μοισᾶν στόμα their "mouthpiece", Theocr.;—with Preps., ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν to have always in "one's mouth", Eur.: ἀπὸ στόματος "by word of mouth", Xen., etc.: διὰ στόμα was "in every one's mouth", Aesch.; πᾶσι διὰ στόματος 'tis the common "talk", Theocr.: ἐξ ἑνὸς στ. with one "voice", Ar.; κατὰ στόμα "face to face", Hdt., attic
II. στ. ποταμοῦ "the mouth" of a river, Lat. ostia, Hom., etc.; so, ἠιόνος στ. μακρόν the wide "mouth" of the bay, Il.; στ. τοῦ Πόντου, Lat. fauces Ponti, Hdt.:—also, "a chasm or cleft" in the earth with a stream gushing out, id=Hdt.; τὸ ἄνω, τὸ κάτω στόμα τοῦ ὀρύγματος "the opening or width" of the trench at top, at bottom, id=Hdt.
2. "any outlet or entrance", Od., Xen.
III. "the foremost part, face, front":
1. of weapons, "the point", Il.; "the edge" of a sword, NTest.:—also like Lat. acies, the front, στόμα πολέμοιο, ὑσμίνης Il.; so alone, Xen.
2. generally, ἄκρον στ. πύργων "the top" of the towers, Eur.; τὸ στόμα τοῦ βίου the "verge" of life, Xen.