G4745Greekstoᾷ
στοᾷ
a colonnade or interior piazza
4
Total Occurrences
2
Books
0
Old Testament
4
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a portico, a covered colonnade where people can stand or walk protected from the weather and the heat of the sun
- 2the portico built by solomon in the eastern part of the temple
Etymology & Derivation
probably from g2476
Scholarly Notes
the porch built by solomon on the eastern part of the temple survived the temple's destruction by the babylonians and remained unto the time of king agrippa, to whom the care of the temple was entrusted by the emperor claudius, and who on account of its antiquity dare not demolish it and build anew.