UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: porch, portico

Semantic entry: 7.40

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Parts and Areas of Buildings

Definition: a covered colonnade, open normally on one side, where people could stand, sit, or walk, protected from the weather and the heat of the sun

Notes: Also see comments at 7.58: κολυμβήθρα.|In many parts of the world the closest equivalent to a στοά would be a veranda, an extensive type of porch. Such a porch may be described as ‘a long outside room’ or ‘a room made with pillars and open.’

Further resources: realia:3.14.1.2