ΣΤΕΓΟΥΣ, στεγους
STEGOUS, stegous
Sounds Like: STEH-goos
Translations: of a roof, of a house, of a covering, roofs, houses, coverings
From the root: ΣΤΕΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a roof, a house, or a covering. It is used to denote the top part of a building or a shelter. In the provided examples, it appears in the genitive singular ('of the roof') and potentially the accusative plural ('roofs' or 'houses'). It generally refers to the structure that provides shelter.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter; or Plural, Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4721 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 7:130
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Letter of Jeremiah — 1:10
From the same root
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