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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4745. στοά (stoa) -- Portico, Colonnade</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4745.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/21-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4745.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4745</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4744.htm" title="4744">◄</a> 4745. stoa <a href="../greek/4746.htm" title="4746">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">stoa: Portico, Colonnade</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">στοά</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>stoa<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sto-ah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sto-ah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Portico, Colonnade<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a colonnade, portico.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb "ἵστημι" (histēmi), meaning "to stand."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "stoa," the concept of a colonnade or portico can be related to the Hebrew term "אולם" (ulam), which refers to a porch or vestibule, particularly in the context of the Temple.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "stoa" refers to a covered walkway or portico, often lined with columns, that was commonly found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a specific architectural feature within the temple complex in Jerusalem.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Stoas were significant in ancient Greek and Roman cities, serving as public spaces for gatherings, discussions, and commerce. They were typically open on one side and supported by a series of columns. In the context of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, the "stoa" or "portico" was a place where people gathered for teaching and discussion. The most famous stoa in the New Testament is Solomon's Colonnade, located on the eastern side of the Temple Mount.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4745</b> <i>stoá</i> – a <i>pillar</i>, supporting a covered-colonnade (like in the Temple precinct); a portico, usually open on one side so people could congregate and talk.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a portico<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>portico (3), porticoes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4745: στοά</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στοά</span></span>, <span class="greek2">στοάς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a portico,</span> a covered colonnade where people can stand or walk protected from the weather and the heat of the sun: <a href="/interlinear/john/5-2.htm">John 5:2</a>; <span class="greek2">στοά</span> <span class="greek2">Σολομῶνος</span>, a <span class="accented">porch</span> or portico built by Solomon in the eastern part of the temple (which in the temple's destruction by the Babylonians was left uninjured, and remained down to the times of king Agrippa, to whom the care of the temple was intrusted by the emperor Claudius, and who on account of its antiquity did not dare to demolish and build it anew; so <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span> relates, Antiquities 20, 9, 7; (but on 'Solomon's Porch' cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Temple> (Solomon's Temple, at the end))): <a href="/interlinear/john/10-23.htm">John 10:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-11.htm">Acts 3:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-12.htm">Acts 5:12</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>porch, colonnade<p>Probably from <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a>; a colonnade or interior piazza -- porch. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εστοίβασεν εστοιβασμένη στοα στοά στοᾷ στοαί στοας στοάς στοὰς στοιβάσατέ στοιβάσει στοιβάσουσι stoa stoā̂i stoas stoàs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 5:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Βηθζαθά πέντε <b>στοὰς</b> ἔχουσα </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having five <span class="itali">porticoes.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> having five <span class="itali">porches.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bethesda five <span class="itali">porches</span> having<p><b><a href="/text/john/10-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 10:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>στοᾷ</b> τοῦ Σολομῶνος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the temple <span class="itali">in the portico</span> of Solomon.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in Solomon's <span class="itali">porch.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/10-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">porch</span> of Solomon<p><b><a href="/text/acts/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῇ <b>στοᾷ</b> τῇ καλουμένῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them at the so-called <span class="itali">portico</span> of Solomon,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">the porch</span> that is called<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">porch</span> called<p><b><a href="/text/acts/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 5:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>Στοᾷ</b> Σολομῶντος </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with one accord in Solomon's <span class="itali">portico.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in Solomon's <span class="itali">porch.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">porch</span> of Solomon<p><b><a href="/greek/4745.htm">Strong's Greek 4745</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4745.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/stoa_4745.htm">στοᾷ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stoas_4745.htm">στοὰς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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