Strong's Lexicon
G4439 — πύλη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4439 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πύλη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | pule |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | poo'-lay |
| Meaning: | 1. a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | gate |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 ùÇÑòÇø, occasionally for ãÀÌìÅú, sometimes for ôÆÌúÇç; 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, Luk 7:12; Act 9:24; Act 16:13 L T Tr WH; Heb 13:12; of the temple, Act 3:10; in the wall of a prison, Act 12:10; πύλαι ᾅδου, the gates of Hades (likened to a vast prison; hence, the ’keys’ of Hades, Rev 1:18), Mat 16:18 (on which see κατισχύω); Wis 16:13; 3Ma 5:51, and often by secular writings; see Grimm on 3Ma 5:51. in figurative discourse equivalent to access or entrance into any state: Mat 7:13{a},13{b} R G T brackets Tr WH marginal reading, 14 R G L brackets T brackets Tr WH; Luk 13:24 R L marginal reading (On its omission see προβατικός.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πύλη (gate)
Matthew 7:13
- KJV: Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide the gate and broad the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat
- GK: εισέλθετε διά της στενής πύλης ότι πλατεία η πύλη και ευρύχωρος η οδός η απάγουσα εις την απώλειαν και πολλοί εισιν οι εισερχόμενοι δι΄ αυτής
Matthew 7:14
- KJV: Because strait the gate and narrow the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it
- GK: ότι στενή η πύλη και τεθλιμμένη η οδός η απάγουσα εις την ζωήν και ολίγοι εισίν οι ευρίσκοντες αυτήν
Matthew 16:18
- KJV: And I say also unto thee That thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
- GK: καγώ δε σοι λέγω οτι συ ει Πέτρος και επί ταύτη τη πέτρα οικοδομήσω μου την εκκλησίαν και πύλαι άδου ου κατισχύσουσιν αυτής
Luke 7:12
- KJV: Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city behold there was a dead man carried out the only son of his mother and she was a widow and much people of the city was with her
- GK: ως δε ήγγισε τη πύλη της πόλεως και ιδού εξεκομίζετο τεθνηκώς υιός μονογενής τη μητρί αυτού και αυτή ην χήρα και όχλος της πόλεως ικανός συν αυτή
Luke 13:24
- KJV: Strive to enter in at the strait gate for many I say unto you will seek to enter in and shall not be able
- GK: αγωνίζεσθε εισελθείν διά την στενής πύλης ότι πολλοί λέγω υμίν ζητήσουσιν εισελθείν και ουκ ισχύσουσιν
Acts 3:10
- KJV: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him
- GK: επεγίνωσκόν τε αυτόν ότι ούτος ην ο προς την ελεημοσύνην καθήμενος επί τη ωραία πύλη του ιερού και επλήσθησαν θάμβους και εκστάσεως επί τω συμβεβηκότι αυτώ
Acts 9:24
- KJV: But their laying await was known of Saul And they watched the gates day and night to kill him
- GK: εγνώσθη δε τω Σαύλω η επιβουλή αυτών παρετήρουν τε τας πύλας ημέρας τε και νυκτός όπως αυτόν ανέλωσι
Acts 12:10
- KJV: When they were past the first and the second ward they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city which opened to them of his own accord and they went out and passed on through one street and forthwith the angel departed from him
- GK: διελθόντες δε πρώτην φυλακήν και δευτέραν ήλθον επί την πύλην την σιδηράν την φέρουσαν εις την πόλιν ήτις αυτομάτη ηνοίχθη αυτοίς και εξελθόντες προήλθον ρύμην μιαν και ευθέως απέστη ο άγγελος απ΄ αυτού
Hebrews 13:12
- KJV: Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctify the people with his own blood suffered without the gate
- GK: διό και Ιησούς ίνα αγιάση διά του ιδίου αίματος τον λαόν έξω της πύλης έπαθε
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