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Lexicon :: Strong's G4440 - pylōn

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πυλών
Transliteration
pylōn (Key)
Pronunciation
poo-lone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:921,974

Strong’s Definitions

πυλών pylṓn, poo-lone'; from G4439; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule:—gate, porch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G4440 in the following manner: gate (17x), porch (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G4440 in the following manner: gate (17x), porch (1x).

  1. a large gate: of a palace

  2. the front part of a house, into which one enters through the gate, porch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πυλών pylṓn, poo-lone'; from G4439; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule:—gate, porch.
STRONGS G4440:
πυλών, πυλῶνος, ὁ (πύλη) (Aristotle, Polybius, others), the Sept. often for פֶּתַח, sometimes for שַׁעַר;
1. a large gate: of a palace, Luke 16:20; of a house, Acts 10:17; plural (of the gates of a city), Acts 14:13; Revelation 21:12, 13, 15, 21, 25; Revelation 22:14.
2. the anterior part of a house, into which one enters through the gate, porch: Matthew 26:71 (cf. 69 and 75); Acts 12:14; hence, ἡ θύρα τοῦ πυλῶνος, Acts 12:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
26:71
Luke
16:20
Acts
10:17; 12:13; 12:14; 14:13
Revelation
21:12; 21:13; 21:15; 21:21; 21:25; 22:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4440 matches the Greek πυλών (pylōn),
which occurs 18 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:71 - When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17 - Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon's house was and approached the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:13 - When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:12 - It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:13 - There are three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve gates are twelve pearls - each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:25 - Its gates will never be closed during the day (and there will be no night there).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14 - Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.
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