ΤΕΓΗ, τεγη
TEGĒ, tegē
Sounds Like: STEG-ee
Translations: roof, a roof, covering, a covering
From the root: ΣΤΕΓΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word "ΤΕΓΗ" appears to be a misspelling of "ΣΤΕΓΗ" (STEGE), which means a roof or a covering. It refers to the top part of a building or structure that provides shelter. It can also refer more broadly to any kind of covering or shelter. In a sentence, it would typically be used as a noun, for example, "the roof of the house" or "a protective covering."
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4721 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΓΗ.
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.
- ΣΤΕΓ — roof, a roof, house, a house, dwelling, a dwelling
- ΣΤΕΓΑΙ — roofs, a roof, decks, a deck, coverings, a covering
- ΣΤΕΓΑΙΣ — to roofs, for roofs, to houses, for houses, to dwellings, for dwellings
- ΣΤΕΓΑΣ — of a roof, of a covering, of a shelter
- ΣΤΕΓΕΣΙΝ — to roofs, to houses, to dwellings, to a roof, to a house, to a dwelling
- ΣΤΕΓΗ — roof, a roof, house, a house, dwelling, a dwelling
- ΣΤΕΓΗΝ — roof, a roof, house, a house, dwelling, a dwelling
- ΣΤΕΓΗΣ — of a roof, of a house, of a dwelling, of a shelter
- ΤΕΓΩΝ — of a roof, of roofs, of a covering, of coverings
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