Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ancient Greek covered walk or colonnade, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek architecture, a portico, usually a detached portico, often of considerable extent, generally near a public place to afford opportunity for walking or conversation under shelter. The Greek stoa was often richly adorned with sculpture and painting. Many examples had two stories.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture In
Ancient Greece , a walkway with a roof supported bycolonnades , often with a wall on one side; aportico .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Crawley’s translation of the Greek word stoa, as “porch” is misleading.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Crawley’s translation of the Greek word stoa, as “porch” is misleading.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a "porch" or "portico," where they have been called "the Pharisees of Greek paganism."
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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As we've previously noted, John Lydon is consecrated to very simple "stoa":
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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Johnny Rotten's true creed (or "stoa", if you will) has always been:
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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A curved wall (e) along the water side, with many niches: before it was a row of large columns, of which four remain, but without capitals, I conjecture this to have been a kind of stoa, or public walk; it does not communicate with any other edifice.
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land John Lewis Burckhardt 1800
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SL: I guess that 'stoa' refers to stoicism, but what does it say about your own perception and vision of life?
Side-Line news feed 2009
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SL: I guess that 'stoa' refers to stoicism, but what does it say about your own perception and vision of life?
Side-Line news feed 2008
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SL: I guess that 'stoa' refers to stoicism, but what does it say about your own perception and vision of life?
Side-Line news feed 2008
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A temple (d), of which a part of the side walls, and a niche in the back wall are remaining; there are no ornaments either on the walls, or about the niche. — — A curved wall (e) along the water side, with many niches: before it was a row of large columns, of which four remain, but without capitals, I conjecture this to have been a kind of stoa, or public walk; it does not communicate with any other edifice. —
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