Purgos πύργος
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| πύργος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | purgos |
| Strong's number | G4444 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | tower |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Purgos (Greek πύργος, Strong's G4444) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “tower”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πύργος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for מִגְדָּל ;]
a tower: Luk.13:4; of a watch-tower in a vineyard (Isa.5:2): Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, and prob., Luk.14:28.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מִגְדָּל ;]
a tower: Luk.13:4; of a watch-tower in a vineyard (Isa.5:2): Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, and prob., Luk.14:28.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tower (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tower (3), watchtower (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Purgos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 21:33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Mark
- Mark 12:1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Luke
- Luke 13:4Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- Luke 14:28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
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).