UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: στέγη; -ης

Related lemmas: στέγω

Sense 1: housetop

Semantic entry: 7.50

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Parts and Areas of Buildings

Definition: the area on the top of a flat-roof house

Notes: In general, the types of roofs referred to in the NT are flat-top, made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stone, and supported by heavy beams. In view of the various types of activities described as taking place on the housetop, it may be important in some languages to indicate either in the text or in a marginal note the fact that such housetops were flat and that there was usually easy access to such roofs.

Further resources: realia:3.1.5

MAT 8:8: RV MAT 8:8 · LV MAT 8:8 · Read together MAT 8:8

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OET-RV MAT 8:8

8 “But master,” the commander replied, “I’m not worthy of you coming to my house, but just give the command and my slave will be healed,

OET-LV MAT 8:8

8 And the centurion answering was _saying:
master, I _am not worthy that you _may _come _in under the roof of _me, but only speak by_the_message and the servant of _me will _be _being _healed.

MRK 2:4: RV MRK 2:4 · LV MRK 2:4 · Read together MRK 2:4

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OET-RV MRK 2:4

4 but because of the crowd, they were unable to get close. So they climbed up onto the flat roof, removed a section, and lowered the paralysed man lying on a pallet.

OET-LV MRK 2:4

4 And not being _able to _bring to _him because _of the crowd, they _unroofed the roof where he _was, and having _dug_ it _out, they _are _lowering the pallet where the paralytic was _lying.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:8 · LV MAT 8:8 · Read together MAT 8:8

MRK: RV MRK 2:4 · LV MRK 2:4 · Read together MRK 2:4

LUK: RV LUK 7:6 · LV LUK 7:6 · Read together LUK 7:6

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

στέγη

Form 1

Sense 1: housetop