στέγω
stegō · bear, endure
Greek word · Strong’s number G4722 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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stegō (στέγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bear, endure”.
Put up with; also cover, keep from view.
How to say it
ste·gō
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
- To hold out without giving up, to cover and hold up.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- bear it ×2
- it bears ×1
- we endure ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 9:12
If others share in the right over you, do we not even more? But we did not make use of this right; instead, we endure all things so that we may not put any obstacle in the way of the good news of the Messiah.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7
it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:1
Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it good to be left behind in Athens alone,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5
For this reason I also, when I could no longer bear it, sent to learn of your faith, for fear that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be in vain.