Lexical Definition

‎αὐλή‎ aulḗ (ow-lay') palace/courtyard ^G:N-F
from the same as ‎ἀήρ‎

court, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace.

• a yard (as open to the wind)
• by implication, a mansion

Abbott-Smith

αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר;]
1. in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: Jo 10:1, 16.
2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mt 26:3, 58, 69, Mk 14:54, 66 15:16, Lk 11:21 22:55, Jo 18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Re 11:2.
3. a dwelling, a palace (so, acc. to Grimm-Th., s.v.): Mt 26:3, 58, Mk 14:54 15:16, Lk 11:21, Jo 18:15 (but v. MM, s.v.; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

αὐλή, ἡ,

open court before the house, courtyard, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 steading for cattle, αὐλῆς ὑπεράλμενον[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II later, court or quadrangle, round which the house was built, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III generally, court, hall, Ζηνὸς αὐ.[αὐλήν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 122 (Lyric poetry); αὐ. νεκύων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 260 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 8th c.BC+]; court of a temple, ἱεροῦ[LXX+3rd c.BC+]; any dwelling, abode, chamber, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; of a cave, [Refs]; ἀγρόνομοι αὐλαί homes of dwellers in the wild, [Refs]; later, country-house, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__IV ἡ αὐλή the Court, αὐλὰς θεραπεύειν[Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ περὶ τὴν αὐλήν the courtiers,[Refs 2nd c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.83.3*}