1. the ceiling of a room , or (rather) the main beam which bears the ceiling , (Odyssey by Homer); in (Odyssey by Homer) 19. 544, the end of this beam outside the house.

2. generally, a roof , (Homer)

3. a house, hall , (Pindar); mostly in plural, like Lat. tecta, [variant datesTragica Adespota

derivation uncertain (ML)