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Strong's G4722 · Greek

στέγω

stego · steg'-o

from 4721; to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

στέγω (G4722)

4 ** στέγω (cf. Lat. tego ), [in LXX: Si 8:17 * ;] prop., to cover closely, to protect by covering , esp. to keep water in or out (Soph., Plat., al.). to cover, keep secret, conceal ( Si, l.c. , Polyb., al.): I Co 13:7 , R, mg. By covering to ward of, bear up under, endure (for exx., v., Lft., Notes , 40; M, Th. , 36): I Co 9:12 13:7 , I Th 3:1 , 5 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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