noun · masculine
pulōnos
Greekπυλών (pulōn)
Strong’sG4440
a large gate, a gateway, porch
stem pulōn-18 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ
(< πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4440 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpoo-lone'
a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule
Fromfrom G4439;
King Jamesgate, porch.
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 | pulōnos | pulōnois6×πυλῶνες |
| object accusative | pulōnon4×πυλῶνα | pulōnoin3×πυλῶνας |
| direct address vocative | pulōnor | pulōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | pulōnou2×πυλῶνος | pulōnoiu1×πυλώνων |
| to, for dative | pulōno | pulōnoi2×πυλῶσιν |
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
pulōno 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
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
pulōnon“gate”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 26:71“gateway”exercharaton de eis ton pulōnon horata auton allas kai legatō toi ekei; Houtos ate meta Iēsu tou Nazōraiou;When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Luke 16:20“gate”ptōchos de tinos onome Lazaros ballitelē pros ton pulōnon autou helkirētosAnd a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
Acts 10:17“gate”Hōs de en heauto diaporate tos Petros tinem an atoiō tem horamem hem horata, idou tois anērois tois apostelirētois hupo tou Kornēliou dierōtaratois tan oikian tou Simōnou efistanala epi ton pulōnon,While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
Acts 12:14“gate”kai epignōskaratas tan fōnan tou Petrou apo tau charau ouk anoigata ton pulōnon, eistrecharatas de apangellata histanarē ton Petron pro tou pulōnou.When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
pulōnou“gate”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 12:13“gate”krouaratou de autou tan thuran tou pulōnou proserchata paidiskas hupakouara onome Rodas,He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
Acts 12:14“gate”kai epignōskaratas tan fōnan tou Petrou apo tau charau ouk anoigata ton pulōnon, eistrecharatas de apangellata histanarē ton Petron pro tou pulōnou.When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
pulōnois“gates”subjectnominative plural6×
Revelation 21:13“gates”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Revelation 21:13“gates”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Revelation 21:13“gates”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Revelation 21:13“gates”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
Revelation 21:21“gates”kai tois dōdeka pulōnois dōdeka margaritois, ana henos hekastos toiu pulōnoiu ate ek henou margaritou; kai tas plateias tau politau chrusiem katharem hōs hualos diaugos.And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
Revelation 21:25“gates”kai tois pulōnois autau ouk mē kleiileia hēmerau, nuxas gar ouk eti ekei,Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
pulōnoin“gates”objectaccusative plural3×
Acts 14:13“gates”tos tē hierevos tou Zeuou tou arōtou pro tau politau tauroin kai stemmeim epi toin pulōnoin feraratos sun toi ochloi thelate thuarō.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
Revelation 21:12“gates”echarōtas teichem megem kai hupsēlem, echarōtas pulōnoin dōdeka, kai epi toi pulōnoi angeloin dōdeka, kai onomeim epigrafirēteim heim atō taiu dōdeka fulaiu huioiu Israēl;The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
Revelation 21:15“gates”Kai tos lalarōtos meta mu echate metrem kalamon chrusouem, hina metrateia tan politan kai toin pulōnoin autau kai tem teichem autau.The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
pulōnoiu“gates”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 21:21“gates”kai tois dōdeka pulōnois dōdeka margaritois, ana henos hekastos toiu pulōnoiu ate ek henou margaritou; kai tas plateias tau politau chrusiem katharem hōs hualos diaugos.And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
pulōnoi“gates”to, fordative plural2×
Revelation 21:12“gates”echarōtas teichem megem kai hupsēlem, echarōtas pulōnoin dōdeka, kai epi toi pulōnoi angeloin dōdeka, kai onomeim epigrafirēteim heim atō taiu dōdeka fulaiu huioiu Israēl;The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
Revelation 22:14“gates”Makariois tois plunarōtois tain stolain autoiu, hina eti tas exousias autoiu epi tem xulem tau zōau kai toi pulōnoi eiserchaleia eis tan politan.Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.