Pulē πύλη
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| πύλη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pulē |
| Strong's number | G4439 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | gate |
| Occurrences | 10 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (4) |
Pulē (Greek πύλη, Strong's G4439) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “gate”. It occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
[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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gate (8), gates (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gate (7), gates (2), city gate (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pulē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 7:13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- Matthew 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Luke
- Luke 7:12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
Acts
- Acts 3:10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
- Acts 9:24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- Acts 12:10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
- Acts 16:13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).