To endure
στέγωStrong’s G4722stegō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stegō is the Greek word usually translated “enduring”, “we bear” and “it bears”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “enduring”, “we bear” and “it bears”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- enduring 2
- we bear 1
- it bears 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 1 Thessalonians 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 13:7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
Greek dictionary
στέγω stegō · to endure
στέγω (cf. Lat. tego), [in LXX: Sir.8:17 * ;] 1. prop., to cover closely, to protect by covering, esp. to keep water in or out (Soph., Plat., al.). 2. to cover, keep secret, conceal (Sir, l.with, Polyb., al.): 1Co.13:7, R, mg. 3. By covering to ward of, bear up under, endure (for exx., see, Lft., Notes, 40; M, Th., 36): 1Co.9:12 13:7, 1Th.3:1 3:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “endure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENDU'RE, verb transitive
[Latin durus, duro.]
- To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.“The Lord shall endure forever” Psalms 9:7“He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure” Job 8:15
- To bear; to brook; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding.“How can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people?” Esther 8:6“Can thy heart endure or thy hands be strong?” Ezekiel 22:14
All definitions and other forms of “endure”
ENDU'RE, verb transitive
To bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. Metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting.
- To bear with patience; to bear without opposition or sinking under the pressure.“Therefore, I endure all things for the elect's sake” 2 Timothy 2:10“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons” Hebrews 12:7
- To undergo; to sustain.
- To continue in. [Not used.]
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.