noun · feminine
pulas
Greekπύλη (pulē)
Strong’sG4439
a door, gate
stem pul-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πύλη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly and very freq. for שַׁעַר sometimes for דֶּלֶת, פֶּתַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4439 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpoo'-lay
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamesgate.
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 | pulas2×πύλη | pulais1×πύλαι |
| object accusative | pulan1×πύλην | pulain1×πύλας |
| direct address vocative | pular | pulair |
| of, belonging to genitive | pulau3×πύλης | pulaiu |
| to, for dative | pula2×πύλῃ | pulai |
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
pula 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
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
pulas“gate”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 7:13“gate”Eiserchavar dia tau stenau pulau; hoti plateias tas pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō tois eisercherōtois dia autau;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 7:14“gate”hoti stenas tas pulas kai thlibirētas tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan zōan, kai oligois alō tois heuriskarōtois autan.But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
pulan“gate”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 12:10“gate”diercharatois de prōtan fulakan kai deuteran erchala epi tan pulan tan sidērouan tan ferarōtan eis tan politan, hotinas automatas anoigita autoi, kai exercharatois proerchala ruman henan, kai eutheōs afistanata tos angelos apo autou.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.
pulau“gate”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 7:13“gate”Eiserchavar dia tau stenau pulau; hoti plateias tas pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō tois eisercherōtois dia autau;Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Acts 16:13“gate”ta tē hēmera teiu sabbateiu exerchana exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizaratois lalane tai sunercharatai gunaikai.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 13:12“gate”dio kai Iēsus, hina hagiazateia dia teu idieu haimeu ton laon, exō tau pulau paschata.And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
pula“gate”to, fordative singular2×
Luke 7:12“gate”hōs de engizata ta pula tau politau, kai idou ekkomizite thnēskarētos monogenos huios ta mētēra autou, kai autas ate chēras, kai ochlos tau politau hikanos ate sun auta.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 3:10“gate”epignōskale de auton hoti houtos ate tos pros tan eleēmosunan katherōtos epi ta Hōraia Pula teu hiereu, kai pimplēila thambeu kai ekstasiau epi te sumbainarēte auto.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.
pulais“gates”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 16:18“gates”kamis de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta petra oikodomami mu tan ekklēsan, kai pulais hadou ouk katischuali autau;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.
pulain“gates”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 9:24“gates”gnōskita de to Saulo tas epiboulas autoiu. paratērele de kai tain pulain hēmerau tē kai nuxau hopōs auton anairaleia;but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.