What does στέγη (stégē) mean in the Bible?
στέγη (stégē) is a Greek word meaning "a roof".
Greek · G4721
στέγη
A roof
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στέγηG4721
Pronunciationstégē
What does στέγη (stégē) mean in the Bible?
στέγη (stégē) is a Greek word meaning "a roof".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4721?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include roof (3).
Where does στέγη (stégē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itroof3×Matthew 8:8, Mark 2:4, Luke 7:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 8:8
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke1
Source forms
στέγην3xstegēnMatthew 8:8, Mark 2:4, Luke 7:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xMatthew 8:8, Mark 2:4, Luke 7:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a roof
Strong'sG4721
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a roof
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:8Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
στέγηνsteghn
a flat roof of a house
Read verseMark 2:4Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
στέγηνsteghn
a flat roof of a house
Read verseLuke 7:6Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
στέγηνsteghn
a flat roof of a house
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 8:8 · Mark 2:4 · Luke 7:63×