Palace/courtyard
αὐλήStrong’s G0833aulē
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aulē is the Greek word usually translated “courtyard”, “court” and “fold”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,”
Meaning
Usually translated “courtyard”, “court” and “fold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- courtyard 4
- court 4
- fold 2
- palace 1
- house 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 3
- John 3
- Luke 2
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:58But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
- Matthew 26:69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
- Mark 14:54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
- Mark 14:66And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
- Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
- Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Greek dictionary
αὐλή aulē · palace/courtyard
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: Jhn.10:1, 16 2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mat.26:3, 58 26:69, Mrk.14:54, 66 15:16 Luk.11:21 22:55, Jhn.18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Rev.11:2. a dwelling, a palace (so, accusative to Grimm-Th., see word): Mat.26:3, 58, Mrk.14:54 15:16, Luk.11:21, Jhn.18:15 (but see MM, see word; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “court” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COURT, noun
- A place in front of a house, inclosed by a wall or fence; in popular language, a court-yard.
- A space inclosed by houses, broader than a street; or a space forming a kind of recess from a public street.
- A palace; the place of residence of a king or sovereign prince.
- The hall, chamber or place where justice is administered.
All definitions and other forms of “court”
- Persons who compose the retinue or council of a king or emperor.
- The persons or judges assembled for hearing and deciding causes, civil, criminal, military, naval or ecclesiastical; as a court of law; a court of chancery; a court martial; a court of admiralty; an ecclesiastical court; court baron; etc.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- The art of pleasing; the art of insinuation; civility; flattery; address to gain favor.
- In scripture, an inclosed part of the entrance into a palace or house.
- In the United States, a legislature consisting of two houses; as the General court of Massachusetts.
- A session of the legislature.
COURT, verb transitive
- In a general sense, to flatter; to endeavor to please by civilities and address; a use of the word derived from the manners of a court
- To woo; to solicit for marriage.
- To attempt to gain by address; to solicit; to seek; as, to court commendation or applause.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.