Gate
πυλώνStrong’s G4440pulōn
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pulōn is the Greek word usually translated “gates”, “gate” and “porch”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gates”, “gate” and “porch”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gates 12
- gate 5
- porch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Acts 4
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 16:20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
- Acts 10:17Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
- Acts 12:13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
- Acts 12:14And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
- Acts 14:13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
- Revelation 21:12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Greek dictionary
πυλών pulōn · gate
πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ (πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר ;] 1. the porch or vestibule of a house or palace: Mat.26:71, Luk.16:20, Act.10:17 12:13-14 2. The gate-way or gate-tower of a walled town: Act.14:13, Rev.21:12-13, 15 21:21, 25 22:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GATE, noun
- A large door which gives entrance into a walled city, a castle, a temple, palace or other large edifice.
- A frame of timber which opens or closes a passage into any court, garden or other inclosed ground; also, the passage.
- The frame which shuts or stops the passage of water through a dam into a flume.
- An avenue; an opening; a way.
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.