2. often in pl. , like Lat. tecta , a house, dwelling, Aesch .; kata; stevga" at home, Soph.
stegnov"
stegnov" , hv, ovn , contr. from steganov" , waterproof, Hdt .; stegna; oijkhvmata , of a cave, Eur.
2. as Subst. , stegnovn, tov , a covered dwelling, Xen.
stegnofuhv"
stegno-fuhv" , ev" , ( fuhv ) of thick nature, Anth.
stevgo"
stevgo" , eo", tov , a roof: then, like stevgh , a house, mansion, Aesch ., Soph. , etc. :—of an urn containing ashes, Soph.
stevgw, STE vGW, stevgw
STE vGW , f. xw , to cover closely, so as to keep water either out or in:
A. to keep water out, nh`e" oujde;n stevgousai not watertight, Thuc .:—so in Med. , stevgesqai o[mbrou" to keep off rain from oneself, Pind .; nau`" oujk ejstevxato ku`ma Anth.
2.
generally,
to keep off, fend off
weapons,
etc.
,
dovru stevgein
Aesch
.;
st. ta;" plhgav"
Ar.
3.
later,
to bear up against, endure,
Polyb
.,
N.T.
:—
absol.
to contain oneself, hold out,
N.T.
II.
with
acc.
of the thing covered,
to cover, shelter, protect,
Soph
.,
Xen.
2.
to cover, conceal, keep hidden,
Soph
.,
Eur.
:—
Pass.
to be kept secret,
Thuc
.;
parÆ uJmw`n eu\ stegoivmeqÆ
let my counsel be kept secret
by you,
Soph.
B.
to keep water in, hold water, keep in,
Eur
.,
Plat.
II.
generally,
to contain, hold,
Soph
.,
Eur.
steivbw, STEI vBW
STEI vBW , Ep. impf. stei`bon , f. yw : aor. I e[steiya :— to tread on, tread under foot, Hom.
2.
c. acc. cogn.
to tread or
walk on
a path,
Eur.
; also,
corou;" steivbein
to tread
measures, Id.
3.
absol.
to tread,
Id.
II.
to stamp down,
in
Pass.
,
Theocr.
;
aiJ steibovmenai oJdoiv
the
beaten
roads,
Xen.
stei`la
stei`la , Ep. for e[steila , aor. I of stevllw .
steileihv
steileihv , hJ , the hole for the handle of an axe, Od. (Deriv. unknown.) Hence steileiovn
steileiovn
steileiovn , tov , the handle or helve of an axe, Od.
steinauvchn
stein-auvchn , eno", oJ, hJ , narrow-necked, Anth.
steinovporo"
steinov-poro", steinov", steinovth" , Ion. for sten- .
stei`no"
stei`no" , eo", tov , ( steivnw ) a narrow, strait, confined space, Hom .; stei`no" oJdou` Il.