Know the Word.

Greek word

stégō

στέγω

What it means

to roof over, i.e. to cover with silence

to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently)

Where it comes from

from stégē (στέγη)

How the King James translates it

  • could2
  • forbear2
  • suffer1
  • beareth1

Every place it appears 6

1 Corinthians9:1213:7
1 Thessalonians3:13:5
stégō — Greek word meaning “to roof over, i.e. to cover with”