What does στέγω (stégō) mean in the Bible?
στέγω (stégō): To endure by covering or concealing, bearing difficulties without exposing or complaining about them.
Greek · G4722
στέγω
To endure
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στέγω G4722
Pronunciation stégō
What does στέγω (stégō) mean in the Bible?
στέγω (stégō): To endure by covering or concealing, bearing difficulties without exposing or complaining about them.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4722?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [when] I could bear [it] (1), [when] we could bear [it] (1), It bears (1), we put up with (1).
Where does στέγω (stégō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 9:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Thessalonians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [when] I could bear [it] 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:5
[when] we could bear [it] 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:1
It bears 1× 1 Corinthians 13:7
we put up with 1× 1 Corinthians 9:12
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 9:12 στέγομεν to we put up with Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1 Corinthians 13:7 στέγει to It bears Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 3:1 στέγοντες to [when] we could bear [it] Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Thessalonians 3:5 στέγων to [when] I could bear [it] Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 9:12
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
1 Corinthians 2 1 Thessalonians 2
Source forms
στέγει 1x stegei 1 Corinthians 13:7
στέγομεν 1x stegomen 1 Corinthians 9:12
στέγοντες 1x stegontes 1 Thessalonians 3:1
στέγων 1x stegōn 1 Thessalonians 3:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 9:12
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 13:7
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 3:1
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Thessalonians 3:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To endure by covering or concealing, bearing difficulties without exposing or complaining about them.
Strong's G4722
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 9:12 Source Gloss
to endure
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 9:12 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
στέγομεν, stegomen
I cover, conceal, bear with
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
στέγει, stegei
I cover, conceal, bear with
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
στέγοντες, stegontev
I cover, conceal, bear with
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
στέγων, stegwn
I cover, conceal, bear with
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:12 · 1 Cor 13:7 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active 1 Thess 3:1 · 1 Thess 3:5 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
To bear up under or tolerate hardship and opposition for gospel's sake
Love's capacity to cover or conceal faults, bearing all things patiently
To bear or tolerate a difficult emotional state while separated from others
To bear the anxiety of potential spiritual weakness in believers under trial
Word Origins
στέγω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain