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Lexicon :: Strong's G4444 - pyrgos

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πύργος
Transliteration
pyrgos (Key)
Pronunciation
poor'-gos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word ("burgh")
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:953,980

Strong’s Definitions

πύργος pýrgos, poor'-gos; apparently a primary word ("burgh"); a tower or castle:—tower.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4444 in the following manner: tower (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4444 in the following manner: tower (4x).

  1. a tower

  2. a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πύργος pýrgos, poor'-gos; apparently a primary word ("burgh"); a tower or castle:—tower.
STRONGS G4444:
πύργος, πύργου, ὁ (akin to German Burg, anciently Purg; (yet cf. Curtius, § 413)), as in Greek writings from Homer down, a tower; a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction. The πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωάμ ((which see)) seems to designate a tower in the walls of Jerusalem near the fountain of Siloam, Luke 13:4; the tower occupied by the keepers of a vineyard is spoken of in Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1 (after Isaiah 5:2); a tower-shaped building as a safe and convenient dwelling, Luke 14:28.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
5:2
Matthew
21:33
Mark
12:1
Luke
13:4; 14:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4444 matches the Greek πύργος (pyrgos),
which occurs 50 times in 46 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:4 - Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:5 - But the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:8 - In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he said to the people of Peniel, “After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal-berith.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - Someone reported to Abimelech that the citizens had gathered in the temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech’s example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died—about 1,000 men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:51 - But there was a strong tower inside the town, and all the men and women—the entire population—fled to it. They barricaded themselves in and climbed up to the roof of the tower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52 - Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:17 - The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!”
“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:9 - The people of Israel had also secretly done many things that were not pleasing to the LORD their God. They built pagan shrines for themselves in all their towns, from the smallest outpost to the largest walled city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:8 - He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:25 - Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:9 - Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10 - He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah[fn] and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones[fn] from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the LORD gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:4 - He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces[fn] in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:1 - Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:11 - Then came Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, who repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:19 - Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:25 - Palal son of Uzai carried on the work from a point opposite the angle and the tower that projects up from the king’s upper house beside the court of the guard. Next to him were Pedaiah son of Parosh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:26 - with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:27 - Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:38 - The second choir giving thanks went northward[fn] around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:39 - then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate,[fn] past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:12 - Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.[fn]
Walk around and count the many towers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:3 - for you are my safe refuge,
a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:4 - Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Your neck is as beautiful as an ivory tower.
Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is as fine as the tower of Lebanon
overlooking Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:10 - Young Woman
I was a virgin, like a wall;
now my breasts are like towers.
When my lover looks at me,
he is delighted with what he sees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:15 - He will break down every high tower
and every fortified wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:10 - They said, “We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone,
and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:9 - We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish.
Hamath fell before us as Arpad did.
And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:3 - I will be your enemy,
surrounding Jerusalem and attacking its walls.
I will build siege towers
and destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:25 - In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:38 - “The day is coming,” says the LORD, “when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:4 - They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:9 - He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:11 - Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8 - As for you, Jerusalem,
the citadel of God’s people,[fn]
your royal might and power
will come back to you again.
The kingship will be restored
to my precious Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:10 - All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
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