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Lexicon :: Strong's G4440 - pylōn

Aa
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 BoxMat 26:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:71 - And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17 - Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:13 - And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:12 - She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:13 - And on the east were three doors; and on the north three doors; and on the south three doors; and on the west three doors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:25 - And the doors of it will never be shut by day (for there is no night there):

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14 - A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.
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