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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: 4722. στέγω (stegó) -- To cover, to bear, to endure</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4722.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/1_corinthians/15-39.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/4722.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> > 4722</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/4721.htm" title="4721">◄</a> 4722. stegó <a href="../greek/4723.htm" title="4723">►</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">stegó: To cover, to bear, to endure</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">στέγω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>stegó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>steh'-go<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(steg'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To cover, to bear, to endure<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I cover, conceal, ward off, bear with, endure patiently.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From a primary word στέγη (stegē), meaning "a roof" or "covering."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "stegó," the concept of covering or bearing can be related to Hebrew words like כָּפַר (kaphar), meaning "to cover" or "to atone," and נָשָׂא (nasa), meaning "to lift" or "to bear."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "stegó" primarily means to cover or to protect by covering. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to convey the idea of enduring or bearing with something or someone, often in the context of love and patience. It implies a protective, enduring love that is willing to cover faults and bear burdens.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of covering or bearing was often associated with protection and endurance. Roofs (stegē) were essential for providing shelter and protection from the elements, symbolizing safety and security. In the New Testament, this metaphor extends to the spiritual and relational realm, where believers are called to protect and bear with one another in love, reflecting the enduring nature of God's love for humanity.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4722</b> <i>stégō</i> – properly, to place under <i>roof</i>, to <i>cover</i>-over (with a roof); (figuratively) to <i>endure</i> because <i>shielded</i>, i.e. bearing up (forbearing) because under<i> the Lord's protection</i> (<i>covering</i>).</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>to cover closely (so as to keep water out), generally to bear up under<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bears (1), endure (3).<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 4722: στέγω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στέγω</span></span>; (allied with Latin<span class="latin">tego, toga</span>, English <span class="accented">deck, thatch,</span> etc.; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 155 <span class="abbreviation">Fick</span> Part 3:590); <span class="accented">to cover</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to protect or keep by covering, to preserve</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to cover over with silence; to keep secret; to hide, conceal</span>: <span class="greek2">ταμα</span> <span class="greek2">ἔπη</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Electr. 273; <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">λόγον</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 8, 14, 5; for other examples see <span class="abbreviation">Passow</span>, under the word, 1 b. <span class="greek2">β</span>.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2); <span class="greek2">μωρός</span> <span class="greek2">οὐ</span> <span class="greek2">δυνήσεται</span> <span class="greek2">λόγον</span> <span class="greek2">στέξαι</span>, Sir. 8:17; hence, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀγάπη</span> <span class="greek2">πάντα</span> <span class="greek2">στέγει</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">1 Corinthians 13:7</a>, is explained by some, <span class="accented">love covereth</span> (so <span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> marginal reading), i. e. <span class="accented">hides and excuses, the errors and faults of others</span>; but it is more appropriately rendered (with other interpreters) <span class="accented">beareth</span>. For <span class="greek2">στέγω</span> means <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">by covering to keep off</span> something which threatens, <span class="accented">to bear up against, hold out against, and so to endure, bear, forbear</span> (<span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐνδείας</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> in Flacc. § 9; many examples from Greek authors from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down are given by <span class="abbreviation">Passow</span>, under the word, 2; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. especially 3)): <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-12.htm">1 Corinthians 9:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">1 Corinthians 13:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:1, 5</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>forbear, endure<p>From <a href="/greek/4721.htm">stege</a>; to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently) -- (for-)bear, suffer. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4721.htm">stege</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>στεγει στέγει στεγομεν στέγομεν στεγοντες στέγοντες στεγων στέγων stegei stégei stegomen stégomen stegon stegōn stégon stégōn stegontes stégontes<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/1_corinthians/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-PIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλὰ πάντα <b>στέγομεν</b> ἵνα μή</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> right, <span class="itali">but we endure</span> all things<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> power; but <span class="itali">suffer</span> all things, lest<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but all things <span class="itali">we bear</span> that not<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 13:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντα <b>στέγει</b> πάντα πιστεύει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">bears</span> all things,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Beareth</span> all things, believeth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all things <span class="itali">bears</span> all things believes<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Διὸ μηκέτι <b>στέγοντες</b> εὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Therefore <span class="itali">when we could endure</span> [it] no longer,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> no longer <span class="itali">forbear,</span> we thought it good<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Therefore no longer <span class="itali">enduring</span> we thought good to be left<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κἀγὼ μηκέτι <b>στέγων</b> ἔπεμψα εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> reason, <span class="itali">when I could endure</span> [it] no longer,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> could no longer <span class="itali">forbear,</span> I sent to<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I also no longer <span class="itali">enduring</span> sent in order<p><b><a href="/greek/4722.htm">Strong's Greek 4722</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4722.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/stegei_4722.htm">στέγει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stego_n_4722.htm">στέγων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stegomen_4722.htm">στέγομεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stegontes_4722.htm">στέγοντες — 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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