verb
stegamō
Greekστέγω (stegō)
Strong’sG4722
I cover, conceal, bear with
stem steg-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** στέγω
(cf. Lat. tego), [in LXX: Si 8:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4722 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsteg'-o
to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently)
Fromfrom G4721;
King James(for-)bear, suffer.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| stegatōστέγει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | bears | 1× |
| steganōστέγομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | endure | 1× |
| stegarōtosστέγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | endure | 1× |
| stegarōtoisστέγοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | bear | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stegamō | stegame | stegami | stegama | stegamē | stegamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stegasō | stegase | stegasi | stegasa | stegasē | stegaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stegatō1×στέγει | stegate | stegati | stegata | stegatē | stegatelē |
| we 1st person plural | steganō1×στέγομεν | stegane | stegani | stegana | steganē | steganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stegavō | stegave | stegavi | stegava | stegavē | stegavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stegalō | stegale | stegali | stegala | stegalē | stegalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stegameiō | stegameia | stegameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stegaseiō | stegaseia | stegaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stegateiō | stegateia | stegateiē |
| we 1st person plural | steganeiō | steganeia | steganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stegaveiō | stegaveia | stegaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stegaleiō | stegaleia | stegaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stegasōr | stegasar | stegasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stegatōr | stegatar | stegatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stegavōr | stegavar | stegavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stegalōr | stegalar | stegalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stegamoiō | stegamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stegasoiō | stegasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stegatoiō | stegatoia |
| we 1st person plural | steganoiō | steganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stegavoiō | stegavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stegaloiō | stegaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stegarō | stegari | stegara | stegarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stegarōtos2×στέγων | stegaritos | stegaratos | stegarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
steg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
stegatō“bears”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:7“bears”panteim stegatō, panteim pisteuatō, panteim elpizatō, panteim hupomenatō.It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
steganō“endure”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 9:12“endure”ei allois tau vu exousiau metechalō, ouk mallon nis? Alla ouk chrena ta exousia houta, alla panteim steganō hina mē tinan enkopan dōaneia te euangelie tou Christou.If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
stegarōtos“endure”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 3:5“endure”dia houtem kamis mēketi stegarōtos pempama eis tem gnōskara tan pistian vu, mē pōs peirazata vin tos peirazarōtos kai eis kenem gineteia tos kopos nu.For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
stegarōtois“bear”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 3:1“bear”Dio mēketi stegarōtois eudokana kataleipira en Athēnai monois,So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.