Roof
στέγηStrong’s G4721stegē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stegē is the Greek word usually translated “roof”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “roof”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- roof 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
- Luke 7:6Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
Greek dictionary
στέγη stegē · roof
στέγη, -ης, ἡ (στέγω) [in LXX: Gen.8:13 (מְכַסֶּה), etc. ;] a roof: Mrk.2:4; of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ., Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6 (cf. MM, xxiii).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “roof” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROOF, noun
- The cover or upper part of a house or other building, consisting of rafters covered with boards, shingles or tiles, with a side or sides sloping from the ridge, for the purpose of carrying off the water that falls in rain or snow.
- A vault; an arch; or the interior of a vault; as the roof of heaven.
- The vault of the mouth; the upper part of the mouth; the palate.“If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth” Psalms 137:6
All definitions and other forms of “roof”
ROOF, verb transitive
- To cover with a roof
- To inclose in a house; to shelter.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.