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Lexicon :: Strong's G4721 - stegē

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στέγη
Transliteration
stegē (Key)
Pronunciation
steg'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strengthened from a primary tegos (a "thatch" or "deck" of a building)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

στέγη stégē, steg'-ay; strengthened from a primary τέγος tégos (a "thatch" or "deck" of a building); a roof:—roof.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4721 in the following manner: roof (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4721 in the following manner: roof (3x).

  1. a roof: of a house

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στέγη stégē, steg'-ay; strengthened from a primary τέγος tégos (a "thatch" or "deck" of a building); a roof:—roof.
STRONGS G4721:
στέγη, στεγης, ἡ (στέγω to cover), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, a roof: of a house, Mark 2:4; ἐισέρχεσθαι ὑπό τήν στέγην τίνος (see εἰσέρχομαι, 1, p. 187{b} bottom), Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:8
Mark
2:4
Luke
7:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4721 matches the Greek στέγη (stegē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:4 - Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.
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