στέγη, στεγης, ἡ (στέγω to cover), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, a roof: of a house, Mar_2:4; ἐισέρχεσθαι ὑπό τήν στέγην τίνος (see εἰσέρχομαι, 1, p. 187{b} bottom), Mat_8:8; Luk_7:6.

στέγη stegē 3x a roof, flat roof of a house, Mat_8:8 ; Mar_2:4 ; Luk_7:6

στέγη , -ης , ἡ ( < στέγω ), [in LXX : Gen_8:13 ( H4374 ), etc.;] a roof: Mar_2:4 ; of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ ., Mat_8:8 , Luk_7:6 ( cf. MM , xxiii).†

στέγη [page 587] a roof ( Mar_2:4 ), a poetical subst. which has passed into general use in the Κοινή , e.g. P Petr II. 12 (1) .11 (B.C. 241) καθει (= ηι )ρηκότας τὰς στέγας , having taken down the upper story (Ed.) an action on the part of the owners to avoid having Crown officials billeted on them (π ]ρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπισταθμεύεσθαι ). Cf. BGU III. 1002 .6 (B.C. 55) τῆς πρώτης στέγης τῆς οἰκίας , P Lond 1164 ( f ) .28 (A.D. 212) (= III. p. 162) ἡ οἰκία τῶν αὐτῶν στεγῶν , and P Flor I. 15 .14, .16 (A.D. 563) ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ στέγῃ . . . ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ στέγῃ . In Syll 558 (= .3 756) .14 (i/A.D.) τ (ὴ )ν ὀπίσω τοῦ προπύλου στέγην , the reference is to the covered vestibule adjoining the gate of the Temple of Asclepius : cf. ib. .18 στεγάσαι δὲ καὶ τοῦ προπύλου τὸ ὀπίσωι μέρος . A neut. subst. is found in Syll 813 (= .3 1179) .20 ἐπ [ὶ τὸ α ]ὐτὸ στέγος ἐ [λθ ]εῖν , and a dim. in P Oxy I. 109 .20 (list of personal property iii/iv A.D.) στέγαστρον καινὸν ᾱ , I new cover (Edd.). For στεγανόμιον , house-rent, see P Bouriant 20 .6 al . (after A.D. 350).

στέγη στέγη, ἡ, [Etym: στέγω] "a roof", Lat. tectum, Hdt. , Aesch. , Xen. , etc. "a roofed place, a chamber, room", Hdt. , Xen. , etc.; ἑρκεῖος στ., of "a tent", Soph. ; ἐκ κατώρυχος στέγη, of the grave, id=Soph. often in pl., like Lat. tecta, a house, dwelling, Aesch. ; κατὰ στέγας "at home", Soph.

στέγη, -ης, ἡ (στέγω) [in LXX: Gen.8:13 (מְכַסֶּה), etc. ;] a roof: Mrk.2:4; of entering a house, εἰσέρχεσθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σ., Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6 (cf. MM, xxiii).† (AS)