στοάstoá
a colonnade or interior piazza
Greek (New Testament) · G4745
Meanings
a portico: John 5:2; used of the covered colonnade in the Temple (EV, porch), John 10:23, Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- John 5:2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.
- John 10:23 He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 3:11 They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.
- Acts 5:12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.