verb
stegamō
Strong’sG4722
I cover, conceal, bear with
stem steg-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
used by early writers mainly in present and imperfect: future στέξω uncertain conjecture in Refs 1st c.BC+: aorist ἔστεξα Refs 2nd c.BC+ —middle, aorist ἐστέξατο conjecture for ἐδέξατο in Refs 3rd c.BC+:— passive, aorist ἐστέχθην Refs 4th c.BC+:—cover closely, so as to keep a fluid either out or in, Refs 5th c.BC+
A keep out water, δόμος ἅλα στέγων a house that keeps out the sea, i.e. a good ship, Refs 4th c.BC+ not water-tight, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῇ.. στεγούσῃ γῇ in the impervious earth, Refs; συμμύει καὶ στέγει, of timber, Refs 5th c.BC+ —so in middle, στέγετο.. ὄμβρους kept off the rain from himself, Refs 5th c.BC+; νεῦς οὐκ ἐστέξατο κῦμα Refs
2 of other things, fend off, repel, οὔτε οἱ πῖλοι ἔστεγον τὰ τοξεύματα Refs 5th c.BC+; στέγων γὰρ ἐχθροὺς θάνατον εἵλετ᾽Refs 5th c.BC+
3 later, bear up, sustain, support, ἡ θάλαττα.. σ. τὰ βάρη Refs 1st c.BC+; bear up against, endure, resist, τὴν ἐπιφοράν, ἔφοδον, Refs 2nd c.BC+; σ. νόσον Refs 1st c.AD+; ἡ ἀγάπη.. πάντα σ. NT: absolutely, contain oneself, hold out, στέγειν, καρτερεῖν NT+5th c.BC+
B keep in, hold water, etc., δάκρυον ὄμματ᾽ οὐκέτι στέγει probably falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἂν δυναίμην μὴ στέγοντα πιμπλάναι I could not fill leaky vessels, Refs; ὕδωρ σ., of a vessel, Refs 5th c.BC+ probably means the continent part of each man,Refs
B.II generally, contain, hold, ἄγγος σῶμα τοὐκείνου σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III shelter, protect, πύργοι πόλιν στέγουσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ξύλον ἔστεξεν ἡ γῆ retained and cherished it, so that it struck root, Refs 1st c.AD+
B.III.2 conceal, keep hidden, κακόν τι κεύθεις καὶ στέγεις ὑπὸ σκότῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; τί χρὴ στέγειν ἢ τί λέγει; Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be kept secret, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρ᾽ ὑμῶν εὖ στεγοίμεθ᾽ let my counsel be kept secret by you, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV close up, in passive, τὰ τῶν ἀγγείων στόματα στεγόμενα Refs 7th c.AD+. (Cf. Sanskrit sthagati 'cover, hide', Latin tego, Engl. thatch.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| stegarōntosστέγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | endure | 1× |
| stegarōntoisστέγοντες | 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 | stegarōntos2×στέγων | stegarintos | stegarantos | stegarēntos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
stegatō“bears”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:7panteim stegatō, panteim pisteuatō, panteim elpizatō, panteim hupomenatō.It bears all things, believes all things, hopes …
steganō“endure”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 9:12“endure”… chrena ta exousia houta, alla panteim steganō hina mē tinan enkopēan dōaneia te …… the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of …
stegarōntos“endure”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 3:5“endure”dia houtem kamis mēketi stegarōntos pempama eis tem gnōskara tan pistian …For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear …
stegarōntois“bear”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 3:1Dio mēketi stegarōntois eudokana kataleipira en Athēnai monois,So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing …