Praetorium
πραιτώριονStrong’s G4232praitōrion
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Praitōrion is the Greek word usually translated “praetorium” and “palace guard”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “praetorium” and “palace guard”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- praetorium 7
- palace guard 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
- Philippians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
- John 18:28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
- John 18:33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
- John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
- Acts 23:35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
- Philippians 1:13So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Greek dictionary
πραιτώριον praitōrion · praetorium
πραιτώριον, -ου, τό (Lat. prætorium) 1. headquarters in a Roman camp, 2. The palace or official residence of the Governor of a province: Mat.27:27, Mrk.15:16 (see Swete, in l), Jhn.18:28, 33 19:9; τ. π. τ. Ἡρώδου, Act.23:35. 3. the Prætorian Guard: Php.1:13 (see Lft., in l; ICC, 51 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.