Portico
στοάStrong’s G4745stoa
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stoa is the Greek word usually translated “porch”, “porches” and “colonnade”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”
Meaning
Usually translated “porch”, “porches” and “colonnade”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- porch 2
- porches 1
- colonnade 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Acts 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 10:23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
- Acts 3:11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- Acts 5:12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
Greek dictionary
στοά stoa · Portico
στοά, -ᾶς, ἡ [in LXX: Eze.40:18 (רִצְפָּה), etc. ;] a portico: Jhn.5:2; used of the covered colonnade in the Temple (EV, porch), Jhn.10:23 Act.3:11 5:12 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “porch” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PORCH, noun
[Latin porticus, from porta, a gate, entrance or passage, or from portus, a shelter.]
- In architecture, a kind of vestibule supported by columns at the entrance of temples, halls, churches or other buildings.
- A portico; a covered walk.
- By way of distinction, the porch was a public portico in Athens, where Zeno, the philosopher, taught his disciples.
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.