What does πυλών (pylṓn) mean in the Bible?
πυλών (pylṓn) is a Greek word meaning "gate".
Greek · G4440
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4440?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gates (6), gate (5), - (3), [city] gates (1), gates [were] (1).
Where does πυλών (pylṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:71. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (11), Acts (5), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Are there verse guides for πυλών (pylṓn)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 gates 6× Revelation 21:12, Revelation 21:13, Revelation 21:15, Revelation 21:25
gate 5× Luke 16:20, Acts 10:17, Acts 12:14, Revelation 21:21
- 3× Revelation 21:13
[city] gates 1× Acts 14:13
gates [were] 1× Revelation 21:21
gateway 1× Matthew 26:71
outer gate 1× Acts 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:71 πυλῶνα to gateway Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 16:20 πυλῶνα to gate Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 10:17 πυλῶνα to gate Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 12:13 πυλῶνος to outer gate Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 12:14 πυλῶνα to gate Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 12:14 πυλῶνος to gate Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 14:13 πυλῶνας to [city] gates Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Revelation 21:12 πυλῶνας to gates Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Revelation 21:12 πυλῶσιν to gates Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Revelation 21:13 πυλῶνες to gates Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:71
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 5 Revelation 11
Source forms
πυλῶνες 6x pylōnes Revelation 21:13, Revelation 21:21, Revelation 21:25
πυλῶνα 4x pylōna Matthew 26:71, Luke 16:20, Acts 10:17, Acts 12:14
πυλῶνας 3x pylōnas Acts 14:13, Revelation 21:12, Revelation 21:15
πυλῶνος 2x pylōnos Acts 12:13, Acts 12:14
πυλῶσιν 2x pylōsin Revelation 21:12, Revelation 22:14
πυλώνων 1x pylōnōn Revelation 21:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 6x Revelation 21:13, Revelation 21:21, Revelation 21:25
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 26:71, Luke 16:20, Acts 10:17, Acts 12:14
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 3x Acts 14:13, Revelation 21:12, Revelation 21:15
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 2x Revelation 21:12, Revelation 22:14
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Acts 12:13, Acts 12:14
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 21:21
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. gate
Source Gloss
gate
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 18 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:71 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πυλῶνα, pulwna
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Luke 16:20 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πυλῶνα pulwna
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Acts 10:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πυλῶνα, pulwna
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Acts 12:13 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
πυλῶνος, pulwnov
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Acts 12:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πυλῶνα, pulwna
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Acts 12:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
πυλῶνος. pulwnov
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Acts 14:13 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνας pulwnav
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:12 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνας pulwnav
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:12 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
πυλῶσιν pulwsin
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:13 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνες pulwnev
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:13 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνες pulwnev
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:13 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνες pulwnev
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:13 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνες pulwnev
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:15 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνας pulwnav
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:21 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πυλῶνες, pulwnev
a large gate, a gateway, porch
Read verse Revelation 21:21 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
πυλώνων pulwnwn
a large gate, a gateway, porch
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 18 Case pattern Accusative (7) Number pattern Plural (12)
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×
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×
Word Origins
πυλών is built from this root:
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