What does πύλη (pýlē) mean in the Bible?
πύλη (pýlē): Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
Greek · G4439
πύλη
Gate
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πύλη G4439
Pronunciation pýlē
What does πύλη (pýlē) mean in the Bible?
πύλη (pýlē): Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4439?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gate (6), [city] gate (1), [city] gates (1), [the] gates (1), city gate (1).
Where does πύλη (pýlē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Matthew (4), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It gate 6× Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14, Luke 7:12, Acts 3:10
[city] gate 1× Hebrews 13:12
[city] gates 1× Acts 9:24
[the] gates 1× Matthew 16:18
city gate 1× Acts 16:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:13 πύλης to gate Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 7:13 πύλη to gate Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 7:14 πύλη to gate Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 16:18 πύλαι to [the] gates Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Luke 7:12 πύλῃ to gate Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 3:10 Πύλῃ to Gate Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 9:24 πύλας to [city] gates Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Acts 12:10 πύλην to gate Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 16:13 πύλης to city gate Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 13:12 πύλης to [city] gate Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:13
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Matthew 4 Luke 1 Acts 4 Hebrews 1
Source forms
πύλης 3x pylēs Matthew 7:13, Acts 16:13, Hebrews 13:12
πύλη 2x pylē Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14
πύλαι 1x pylai Matthew 16:18
πύλας 1x pylas Acts 9:24
πύλῃ 1x pylē Luke 7:12
Πύλῃ 1x Pylē Acts 3:10
πύλην 1x pylēn Acts 12:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 7:13, Acts 16:13, Hebrews 13:12
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 7:12, Acts 3:10
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x Acts 9:24
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 12:10
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Matthew 16:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
Strong's G4439
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 6 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 17:19-27 Source Gloss
gate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
a gate: Luk.7:12, Act.9:24 12:10 16:13, Heb.13:12; ἡ Ὡραία Π. τ. ἱεροῦ, Act.3:10. Metaphorical, Mat.7:13-14; πύλαι ᾅδου (Wis.16:13, 3Ma.5:51, and cf. κλαῖς ᾅδου Rev.1:18): Mat.16:18.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:13 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πύλης· pulhv
a door, gate
Read verse Matthew 7:13 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πύλη, pulh
a door, gate
Read verse Matthew 7:14 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πύλη, pulh
a door, gate
Read verse Matthew 16:18 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
πύλαι pulai
a door, gate
Read verse Luke 7:12 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
πύλῃ pulh
a door, gate
Read verse Luke 13:24 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πύλης· pulhv
a door, gate
Read verse Acts 3:10 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
πύλῃ pulh
a door, gate
Read verse Acts 9:24 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πύλας pulav
a door, gate
Read verse Acts 12:10 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πύλην pulhn
a door, gate
Read verse Hebrews 13:12 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πύλης pulhv
a door, gate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 6 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:13 · Matt 7:14 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 16:18 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:13 · Acts 16:13 · Heb 13:12 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 7:12 · Acts 3:10 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 9:24 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 12:10 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical entry points to Jerusalem where religious observance is enforced
Fortified city entrances seized by enemies during military siege and conquest
Place of public assembly and legal judgment where justice is administered
Public venue where a virtuous woman's reputation and commercial activity are recognized
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πύλη is a primary word - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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