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ἀποστεγάζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀποστεγάζω
Greek transliteration: 
apostegazō
Simplified transliteration: 
apostegazo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἀπεστέγασα -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
648
GK Number: 
689
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to make an opening in a roof, remove a roof
Definition: 
to remove, or break through a covering or roof of a place, Mk. 2:4*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀποστεγάζω

Mark 2:4 When they were unable to carry him in because of the crowd, they broke (apestegasan | ἀπεστέγασαν | aor act ind 3 pl) through the roof above Jesus, and when they had dug out an opening, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.