στέγηstégē
a roof
Greek (New Testament) · G4721
Meanings
a roof: Mark 2:4; of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ., Matthew 8:8, Luke 7:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
- Mark 2:4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.
- Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.