What does στενός · πύλη mean in the Bible?
στενός · πύλη is a Greek phrase meaning "narrow (from obstacles standing close about)".
Greek · G4728, G4439
στενὴ ἡ πύλη
Narrow (from obstacles standing close about) · gate
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στενόςG4728narrow (from obstacles standing close about)
Pronunciationstenós
Narrow passage with obstacles pressing close; figuratively, the difficult, restrictive path to salvation.
Open lexicon entry →πύληG4439gate
Pronunciationpýlē
Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
Open lexicon entry →What does στενὴ ἡ πύλη (stene he pyle) mean in the Bible?
στενός · πύλη is a Greek phrase meaning "narrow (from obstacles standing close about)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4728, G4439?
G4728, G4439 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. narrow (from obstacles standing close about)
Source Gloss
narrow (from obstacles standing close about)
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 patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 7:141×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 7:13 · Luke 13:242×
Word Origins
στενὴ ἡ πύλη is built from this root: