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GreekG4721Noun (Feminine)

στέγη

stegē

3Occurrences
G4721Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a roof

strengthened from a primary (a "thatch" or "deck" of a building);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a roof: of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ.
LXX: (מְכַסֶּה), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

στέγη appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Luke 7:6BSB

So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

Matthew 8:8BSB

The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Mark 2:4BSB

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

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