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πυλών

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
pylōn
Simplified transliteration: 
pylon
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4440
GK Number: 
4784
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
18
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3f(1a)
Gloss: 
gate, door, entryway
Definition: 
a gateway, vestibule, Mt. 26:71; Lk. 16:20; a gate, Acts 14:13; Rev. 21:12, 13, 15, 21, 25

Greek-English Concordance for πυλών

Matthew 26:71 Then he went out into the gateway (pylōna | πυλῶνα | acc sg masc), where another servant girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
Luke 16:20 And a poor man by the name of Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was laid at the gate (pylōna | πυλῶνα | acc sg masc),
Acts 10:17 Now while Peter was perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate (pylōna | πυλῶνα | acc sg masc)
Acts 12:13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway (pylōnos | πυλῶνος | gen sg masc), a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Acts 12:14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate (pylōna | πυλῶνα | acc sg masc), but ran back inside and reported that Peter was standing at the gate (pylōnos | πυλῶνος | gen sg masc).
Acts 14:13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates (pylōnas | πυλῶνας | acc pl masc), intending to offer sacrifice along with the crowds.
Revelation 21:12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates (pylōnas | πυλῶνας | acc pl masc), with twelve angels at the gates (pylōsin | πυλῶσιν | dat pl masc), and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel were inscribed on the gates.
Revelation 21:13 There were three gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) on the east, three gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) on the north, three gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) on the south, and three gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) on the west.
Revelation 21:15 The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city, its gates (pylōnas | πυλῶνας | acc pl masc) and its wall.
Revelation 21:21 The twelve gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) were twelve pearls, each of the gates (pylōnōn | πυλώνων | gen pl masc) was made of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
Revelation 21:25 On no day will its gates (pylōnes | πυλῶνες | nom pl masc) ever be closed, since there will be no night there.
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates (pylōsin | πυλῶσιν | dat pl masc).