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στέγη

stegē · roof

Greek word · Strong’s number G4721 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

stegē (στέγη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “roof”.

How to say it

ste·gē

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The top covering of a house.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

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Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 8:8

    And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say a word, and my servant will be healed.

  • Mark 2:4

    And when they could not bring him to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where he was; and having dug through, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

  • Luke 7:6

    And Jesus was going with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.