stoa refers to a portico, especially the named setting called Solomon's and the five structures by Bethesda's pool.

The term identifies portico settings: most often the singular, named location called Solomon's, and once a plural group of five beside the pool called Bethesda.

1. Portico as a built setting · dominant

   The dative singular form occurs in Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12, and John 10:23, where the APB renders the setting as Solomon's Portico: people run there, the group is gathered there, and Jesus walks there. In John 5:2, the accusative plural form is associated with the pool called Bethesda, which the APB renders as having five porticoes.

   Acts 3:11Acts 5:12John 10:23John 5:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the singular setting as "Solomon's Portico" in three verses and the plural as "five porticoes" in John 5:2. These renderings indicate the verse settings rather than a precise token-by-token equivalence.