G4721Noun, feminine3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 8:8στέγην
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 2:4στέγην
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.
- Luke 7:6στέγην
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.
Abbott-Smith
(στέγω) [in LXX: Gen.8:13 (מְכַסֶּה), etc. ;]
a roof: Mrk.2:4; of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ., Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6 (cf. MM, xxiii).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.