noun · feminine

aulas

Greekαὐλή (aulē)

Strong’sG833

court-yard, fore-court, palace, house

stem aul-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

courtyard6×palace3×court1×fold1×pen1×

What it means

αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר;]

1. in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: Jo 10:1, 16.

2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mt 26:3, 58, 69, Mk 14:54, 66 15:16, Lk 11:21 22:55, Jo 18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Re 11:2.

3 a dwelling, a palace (so, acc. to Grimm-Th., s.v.): Mt 26:3, 58, Mk 14:54 15:16, Lk 11:21, Jo 18:15 (but v. MM, s.v.; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G833 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidow-lay'

a yard (as open to the wind); by implication, a mansion

Fromfrom the same as G109;

King Jamescourt, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	aulas	aulais
object accusative	aulan6×αὐλὴν	aulain
direct address vocative	aular	aulair
of, belonging to genitive	aulau4×αὐλῆς	aulaiu
to, for dative	aula2×αὐλῇ	aulai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

aulstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

aula is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

aulamō — αὐλέω, I play the flute, pipe aulos — αὐλός, a flute, pipe

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

aulan“palace”objectaccusative singular6×

Matthew 26:3“palace”Tote sunagila tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois tou laou eis tan aulan tou archierevou tou legirōtou Kaiafaou,At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Mark 14:54“courtyard”kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou kai ate sunkatherōtos meta toiu hupēretoiu kai thermainerōtos pros tem fōtem.Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.

Luke 11:21“palace”hotan tos ischuros kathoplizerētos fulassateiō tan heautou aulan, en eirēna atō teim huparcharōteim autou;When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

John 10:1“pen”Amēn amēn legamō vi, tos mē eisercherōtos dia tau thurau eis tan aulan teiu probateiu alla anabainarōtos allachothen ekeinos kleptos atō kai lēstos;“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

John 18:15“courtyard”Akolouthate de to Iēso Simōnos Petros kai allos mathētos. tos de mathētos ekeinos ate gnōstos to archierevo kai suneiserchata to Iēso eis tan aulan tou archierevou,Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

Revelation 11:2“court”kai tan aulan tan exōthen tou naou ekballasar exōthen, kai mē autan metraseia, hoti dōita tei ethnei, kai tan politan tan hagian patali mēnoin tesserakonta duo.But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

aulau“courtyard”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Matthew 26:58“courtyard”tos de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau aulau tou archierevou, kai eisercharatos esō kathete meta toiu hupēretoiu horara tem telem.But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

Mark 15:16“palace”Tois de stratiōtois apagala auton esō tau aulau, hem atō praitōriem, kai sunkalalō holan tan speiran.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

Luke 22:55“courtyard”periaptaratoiu de purem en mese tau aulau kai sunkathizaratoiu kathete tos Petros mesos autoiu.When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

John 10:16“fold”kai alleim probateim echamō heim ouk atō ek tau aulau houtau; kakeineim datō min agara, kai tau fōnau mu akouali, kai gineli henas poimnas, henos poimēnos.I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

aula“courtyard”to, fordative singular2×

Matthew 26:69“courtyard”Tos de Petros kathete exō en ta aula; kai proserchata auto henas paidiskas legarōtas; Kai sis ase meta Iēsu tou Galilaiou;Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.

Mark 14:66“courtyard”Kai arōtou tou Petrou katō en ta aula erchetō henas taiu paidiskaiu tou archierevou,While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down