ΣΤΕΓΩ, στεγω
STEGŌ, stegō
Sounds Like: STEG-oh
Translations: to bear, to endure, to forbear, to cover, to protect, to keep secret, to hold out against
From the root: ΣΤΕΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: ΣΤΕΓΩ is a verb that primarily means 'to cover' or 'to protect'. From this literal sense, it extends to mean 'to bear', 'to endure', or 'to forbear' in a metaphorical sense, implying the ability to withstand or put up with something, often difficult circumstances or people, by 'covering' or 'protecting' oneself or others from the full impact. It can also mean to keep something secret or to conceal it. In the provided context, 'μηκετι στεγων' (no longer forbearing/enduring) suggests a meaning of no longer being able to hold back or endure a situation.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4722 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΓΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΤΕΓΕΙ — to cover, to conceal, to keep secret, to endure, to bear, to protect
- ΣΤΕΓΕΙΝ — to bear, to endure, to cover, to conceal, to hold back, to keep secret
- ΣΤΕΓΟΜΕΝ — we bear, we endure, we cover, we conceal
- ΣΤΕΓΟΝΤΕΣ — enduring, bearing, forbearing, covering, protecting, concealing
- ΣΤΕΓΟΝΤΩΝ — of covering, of enduring, of bearing, of forbearing, of protecting, of concealing
- ΣΤΕΓΟΥΣΑΙ — covering, containing, enduring, bearing, holding, protecting
- ΣΤΕΓΩΝ — enduring, bearing, forbearing, covering, protecting, holding out, holding up
- ΣΤΕΞΑΙ — to bear, to endure, to hold, to contain, to cover, to protect, to keep secret
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