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Lexicon :: Strong's G4439 - pylē

Aa
πύλη
Transliteration
pylē (Key)
Pronunciation
poo'-lay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:921,974

Strong’s Definitions

πύλη pýlē, poo'-lay; apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively):—gate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4439 in the following manner: gate (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4439 in the following manner: gate (10x).

  1. a gate

    1. of the larger sort

      1. in the wall of either a city

      2. a palace

      3. a town

      4. the temple

      5. a prison

  2. the gates of hell (likened to a vast prison)

  3. metaph. the access or entrance into any state

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πύλη pýlē, poo'-lay; apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively):—gate.
STRONGS G4439:
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 שַׁעַר, occasionally for דְּלֵת, sometimes for פֶּתַח; 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, Luke 7:12; Acts 9:24; Acts 16:13 L T Tr WH; Hebrews 13:12; of the temple, Acts 3:10; in the wall of a prison, Acts 12:10; πύλαι ᾅδου, the gates of Hades (likened to a vast prison; hence, the 'keys' of Hades, Revelation 1:18), Matthew 16:18 (on which see κατισχύω); Wis. 16:13; 3Macc. 5:51, and often by secular writings; see Grimm on 3Macc. 5:51. in figurative discourse equivalent to access or entrance into any state: Matthew 7:13{a},13{b} R G T brackets Tr WH marginal reading, 14 R G L brackets T brackets Tr WH; Luke 13:24 R L marginal reading (On its omission see προβατικός.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:13; 16:18
Luke
7:12; 13:24
Acts
3:10; 9:24; 12:10; 16:13
Hebrews
13:12
Revelation
1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4439 matches the Greek πύλη (pylē),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:13 - “Enter G1525 through G1223 the narrow G4728 gate; G4439 for the gate G4439 is wide G4116 and the way G3598 is broad G2149 that leads G520 to destruction, G684 and there G1510 are many G4183 who enter G1525 through G1223 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14 - “For the gate G4439 is small G4728 and the way G3598 is narrow G2346 that leads G520 to life, G2222 and there G1510 are few G3641 who find G2147 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - “I also G2532 say G3004 to you that you are [fn]Peter, G4074 and upon this G3778 [fn]rock G4073 I will build G3618 My church; G1577 and the gates G4439 of Hades G86 will not overpower G2729 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now G1161 as He approached G1448 the gate G4439 of the city, G4172 [fn]a dead G2348 man was being carried G1580 out, the [fn]only G3439 son G5207 of his mother, G3384 and she was a widow; G5503 and a sizeable G2425 crowd G3793 from the city G4172 was with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - and they were taking G1921 note G1921 of him as being G1510 the one who used to sit G2521 at the Beautiful G5611 Gate G4439 of the temple G2413 to beg alms, G1654 and they were filled G4130 with wonder G2285 and amazement G1611 at what had happened G4819 to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24 - but their plot G1917 became known G1097 to Saul. G4569 They were also G2532 watching G3906 the gates G4439 day G2250 and night G3571 so G3704 that they might put G337 him to death; G337

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When they had passed G1330 the first G4413 and second G1208 guard, G5438 they came G2064 to the iron G4603 gate G4439 that leads G5342 into the city, G4172 which G3748 opened G455 for them by itself; G844 and they went G1831 out and went G4281 along G4281 one G1520 street, G4505 and immediately G2112 the angel G32 departed G868 from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13 - And on the Sabbath G4521 day G2250 we went G1831 outside G1854 the gate G4439 to a riverside, G3844 G4215 where G3757 we were supposing G3543 that there would be a place G4335 of prayer; G4335 and we sat G2523 down G2523 and began speaking G2980 to the women G1135 who had assembled. G4905

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:12 - Therefore G1352 Jesus G2424 also, G2532 that He might sanctify G37 the people G2992 through G1223 His own G2398 blood, G129 suffered G3958 outside G1854 the gate. G4439
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