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πυλών

Gate

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πυλών G4440
Pronunciation pylṓn

What does πυλών (pylṓn) mean in the Bible?

πυλών (pylṓn) is a Greek word meaning "gate". πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ (πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר ;] __1.

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Meaning

gate
Extended definition

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

1the porch or vestibule of a house or palace: Mat.26:71, Luk.16:20, Act.10:17 12:13-14
2The gate-way or gate-tower of a walled town: Act.14:13, Rev.21:12-13, 15 21:21, 25 22:14.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:13 · Rev 21:21 · Rev 21:25 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 12:13 · Acts 12:14 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:21 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:12 · Rev 22:14 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:71 · Luke 16:20 · Acts 10:17 · Acts 12:14 4×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 14:13 · Rev 21:12 · Rev 21:15 3×
18 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

βάλλω · πρός · πυλών G906, G4314, G4440
had been laid/thrown at his gate
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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