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Lexicon :: Strong's G4439 - pylē

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πύλη
Transliteration
pylē (Key)
Pronunciation
poo'-lay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:921,974

Strong’s Definitions

πύλη pýlē, poo'-lay; apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively):—gate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4439 in the following manner: gate (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4439 in the following manner: gate (10x).

  1. a gate

    1. of the larger sort

      1. in the wall of either a city

      2. a palace

      3. a town

      4. the temple

      5. a prison

  2. the gates of hell (likened to a vast prison)

  3. metaph. the access or entrance into any state

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πύλη pýlē, poo'-lay; apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively):—gate.
STRONGS G4439:
πύλη, πύλης, ἡ (perhaps feminine of πόλος (cf. English pole i. e. axis) from the root πελῶ, to turn (Curtius, p. 715)), from Homer down; the Sept. very often for שַׁעַר, occasionally for דְּלֵת, sometimes for פֶּתַח; a gate (of the larger sort, in the wall either of a city or a palace; Thomas Magister (p. 292, 4) πύλαι ἐπί τείχους. θύραι ἐπί οἰκίας): of a town, Luke 7:12; Acts 9:24; Acts 16:13 L T Tr WH; Hebrews 13:12; of the temple, Acts 3:10; in the wall of a prison, Acts 12:10; πύλαι ᾅδου, the gates of Hades (likened to a vast prison; hence, the 'keys' of Hades, Revelation 1:18), Matthew 16:18 (on which see κατισχύω); Wis. 16:13; 3Macc. 5:51, and often by secular writings; see Grimm on 3Macc. 5:51. in figurative discourse equivalent to access or entrance into any state: Matthew 7:13{a},13{b} R G T brackets Tr WH marginal reading, 14 R G L brackets T brackets Tr WH; Luke 13:24 R L marginal reading (On its omission see προβατικός.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:13; 16:18
Luke
7:12; 13:24
Acts
3:10; 9:24; 12:10; 16:13
Hebrews
13:12
Revelation
1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4439 matches the Greek πύλη (pylē),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:13 - اُدْخُلُوا مِنَ الْبَابِ الضَّيِّقِ! فَإِنَّ الْبَابَ الْمُؤَدِّيَ إِلَى الْهَلاكِ وَاسِعٌ وَطَرِيقَهُ رَحْبٌ؛ وَكَثِيرُونَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ مِنْهُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14 - مَا أَضْيَقَ الْبَابَ وَأَصْعَبَ الطَّرِيقَ الْمُؤَدِّيَ إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ! وَقَلِيلُونَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَهْتَدُونَ إِلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - وَأَنَا أَيْضاً أَقُولُ لَكَ: أَنْتَ صَخْرٌ. وَعَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ أَبْنِي كَنِيسَتِي وَقُوَّاتُ الْجَحِيمِ لَنْ تَقْوَى عَلَيْهَا!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - «ابْذِلُوا الْجَهْدَ لِلدُّخُولِ مِنَ الْبَابِ الضَّيِّقِ، فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى الدُّخُولِ، وَلا يَقْدِرُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - وَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ الْمُسْتَعْطِي الْكَسِيحُ الَّذِي تَعَوَّدَ أَنْ يَقْعُدَ أَمَامَ الْبَابِ الْجَمِيلِ، فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الدَّهْشَةُ وَالْحَيْرَةُ مِمَّا حَدَثَ لَهُ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - وَاجْتَازَا نُقْطَةَ الْحِرَاسَةِ الأُولَى ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةَ. وَلَمَّا وَصَلا إِلَى بَابِ السِّجْنِ الْحَدِيدِيِّ الَّذِي يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ انْفَتَحَ لَهُمَا مِنْ ذَاتِهِ، فَخَرَجَا. وَبَعْدَمَا عَبَرَا شَارِعاً وَاحِداً، فَارَقَهُ الْمَلاكُ حَالاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:12 - لِذَلِكَ تَأَلَّمَ يَسُوعُ خَارِجَ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، لِكَيْ يُقَدِّسَ الشَّعْبَ بِدَمِ نَفْسِهِ.
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