πύλη pulē · G4439

gate

πύλη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for שַׁעַר sometimes for דֶּלֶת, פֶּתַח ; ] ; a gate: Luk.7:12, Act.9:24 12:10 16:13, Heb.13:12; ἡ Ὡραία Π. τ. ἱεροῦ, Act.3:10. Metaphorical, Mat.7:13-14; πύλαι ᾅδου (Wis.16:13, 3Ma.5:51, and cf. κλαῖς ᾅδου Rev.1:18): Mat.16:18.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πύλη [ῠ], ἡ, ; properly one wing of a pair of double gates, ὀλίγον τι παρακλίναντες τὴν ἑτέρην π. []: mostly in plural, gates of a town (whereas θύρα = house-door), Σκαιαὶ π. []; ἄνεσάν τε π. καὶ ἀπῶσαν ὀχῆας[]: plural of several gates, []; ἐν πύλαις in or at the gates, []; ἐπὶ ταῖς πύλαισιν, οὗ τὸ τάριχος ὤνιον []; 2 in Trag. sometimes of the house-door, δωμάτων πύλαι []; γυναικείους π. gate or door leading to the women's apartments,[]: also in singular,[]; of the door of a tent, []; 3 πύλαι …

Where it's used 10 times

Matthew 7:13 · Matthew 7:14 · Matthew 16:18 · Luke 7:12 · Acts 3:10 · Acts 9:24 · Acts 12:10 · Acts 16:13 · Hebrews 13:12 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G4439; TFLSJ G4439

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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