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πυλών

pulōngateHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine18 occurrences4 books12 verses

Definition

πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ

(πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר ;]

1. the porch or vestibule of a house or palace: Matthew 26:71, Luke 16:20, Acts 10:17; 12:13-14

2. The gate-way or gate-tower of a walled town: Acts 14:13, Revelation 21:12-13, 15; 21:21, 25; 22:14.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πυλών:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

18 total
  1. Matthew 26:71πυλῶνα · gateway
    When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
  2. Luke 16:20πυλῶνα · gate
    And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
  3. Acts 10:17πυλῶνα · gate
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  4. Acts 12:13πυλῶνος · outer gate
    He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
  5. Acts 12:14πυλῶνα · gate; πυλῶνος · gate
    When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
  6. Acts 14:13πυλῶνας · [city] gates
    The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
  7. Revelation 21:12πυλῶνας · gates; πυλῶσιν · gates
    The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
  8. Revelation 21:13πυλῶνες · gates; πυλῶνες; πυλῶνες; πυλῶνες
    There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
  9. Revelation 21:15πυλῶνας · gates
    The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
  10. Revelation 21:21πυλῶνες · gates [were]; πυλώνων · gate
    And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
  11. Revelation 21:25πυλῶνες · gates
    Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
  12. Revelation 22:14πυλῶσιν · gates
    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.