What does ἔξω · πύλη mean in the Bible?
ἔξω · πύλη is a Greek phrase meaning "outside the city gate".
Greek · G1854, G4439
ἔξω τῆς πύλης
Out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively · gate
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ἔξω G1854 out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation éxō
Means outside the Church or community; used theologically for those excluded from Christian fellowship.
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πύλη G4439 gate
Pronunciation pýlē
Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
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What does ἔξω τῆς πύλης (exō tēs pylēs) mean in the Bible?
ἔξω · πύλη is a Greek phrase meaning "outside the city gate".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1854, G4439?
G1854, G4439 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. outside the city gate
Source Gloss
outside the city gate
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 62
Matt 5:13 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 12:47 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 26:69 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 3:31 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 11:4 · Mark 14:68 · Luke 1:10 · Luke 8:20 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 13:28 43×
Matt 10:14 · Matt 21:17 · Matt 21:39 · Mark 5:10 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 11:19 · Mark 12:8 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 20:15 · Acts 4:15 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 16:13 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 21:30 19×
Word Origins
ἔξω τῆς πύλης is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain