stoa

• “Crawley’s translation of the Greek word stoa, as “porch” is misleading.”

  Simon & Schuster: THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES

• “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

• “As we've previously noted, John Lydon is consecrated to very simple "stoa":”

  Archive 2007-09-01

• “Johnny Rotten's true creed (or "stoa", if you will) has always been:”

  Archive 2007-07-01

• “——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

• “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

• “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. —”

  Travels in Syria and the Holy Land

• “[Footnote 1: The Stoics took their name from the 'stoa', or portico in the”

  Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers

• “This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. stoa incorporate truth nobly act laugh and inspire”

  Your Right Hand Thief

• “The name derives from the porch (stoa poikilê) in the Agora at Athens decorated with mural paintings, where the members of the school congregated, and their lectures were held.”

  Stoicism

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