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Strong's #4745: stoa (pronounced sto-ah')

probably from 2476; a colonnade or interior piazza:--porch.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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stoa

1) a portico, a covered colonnade where people can stand or walk protected from the weather and the heat of the sun

2) the portico built by Solomon in the eastern part of the temple

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: probably from G2476




Usage:

This word is used 4 times:

John 5:2: "Bethesda, having five porches."
John 10:23: "temple in Solomon's porch."
Acts 3:11: "them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering."
Acts 5:12: "with one accord in Solomon's porch."









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