Lexical Definition
πυλών pylṓn (poo-lone') gate G:N-M
from πύλη
gate, porch.
- a gate-way, door-way of a building or city
- by implication, a portal or vestibule
Usage: 13 forms in 36 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πυλῶσιν | gates | Rev.21.12 • Rev.22.14 |
| πυλῶνοσ | gate | Acts.12.13 • Acts.12.14 |
| πυλῶνεσ | gates | Rev.21.13 • Rev.21.13 • Rev.21.13 • Rev.21.13 • Rev.21.21 • Rev.21.25 |
| πυλῶνασ | gates | Acts.14.13 • Rev.21.12 • Rev.21.15 |
| πυλῶνα | gate | Luke.16.20 • Acts.10.17 • Acts.12.14 |
| porch | Matt.26.71 | |
| πυλώσιν | her gatehouses | LXX.Zeph.2.14 |
| πυλώσι | gatehouses | LXX.Ezek.33.30 |
| πυλώνων | gates | Rev.21.21 |
| πυλώνοσ | gatehouse | LXX.Judg.18.16 • LXX.Judg.18.17 • LXX.Ezek.40.9 • LXX.Ezek.40.11 • LXX.Ezek.40.11 • LXX.Ezek.41.2 • LXX.Ezek.41.2 |
| vestibule | LXX.Judg.19.26 | |
| πυλώνι | vestibule | LXX.Gen.43.19 • LXX.1Kgs.6.33 |
| πυλώνασ | gatehouses | LXX.2Chr.3.7 |
| πυλώνα | gate-house | LXX.1Kgs.17.10 |
| gatehouse | LXX.1Chr.19.9 • LXX.2Chr.12.10 | |
| vestibule | LXX.1Kgs.14.27 | |
| πυλών | vestibule | LXX.1Kgs.6.8 |
Abbott-Smith
πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ (< πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר;]
1. the porch or vestibule of a house or palace: Mt 26:71, Lk 16:20, Ac 10:17 12:13, 14.
2. The gate-way or gate-tower of a walled town: Ac 14:13, Re 21:12, 13, 15, 21, 25 22:14.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πυλών-ών, ῶνος, ὁ,
gateway, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; frequently separated from the house or temple to which it gave entrance, gate-tower, gate-house, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of a temple, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τετράθυρος π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἡ θύρα τοῦ π. [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.12.13