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προαύλιονStrong’s G4259proaulion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Proaulion is the Greek word usually translated “porch”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.”
Meaning
Usually translated “porch”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- porch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προαύλιον proaulion · entryway
προ-αύλιον, -ου, τό (πρό, αὐλή), a porch, vestibule: Mrk.14:68.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “porch” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PORCH, noun
[Latin porticus, from porta, a gate, entrance or passage, or from portus, a shelter.]
- In architecture, a kind of vestibule supported by columns at the entrance of temples, halls, churches or other buildings.
- A portico; a covered walk.
- By way of distinction, the porch was a public portico in Athens, where Zeno, the philosopher, taught his disciples.
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.