King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4721
Transliteration: stegē
Phonetic Spelling: (steg'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a roof
Meaning: a roof
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.
Word Summary
stegē: a roof
Original Word: στέγηTransliteration: stegē
Phonetic Spelling: (steg'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a roof
Meaning: a roof
Strong's Concordance
roof. Strengthened from a primary tegos (a "thatch" or "deck" of a building); a roof -- roof.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4721: στέγηστέγη, 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.