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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πύλη

Lemmaπύλη
Citation formπύλη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa door, gate
Strong’sG4439
Transliterationpýlē
Definitiona gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--gate.
Derivationapparently a primary word
SBLGNT occurrences9

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πύλαι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Matthew 16:18
πύλας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 9:24
πύλη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 7:13
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 7:14
πύλῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 7:12
Πύλῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Acts 3:10
πύλην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 12:10
πύλης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 7:13
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 16:13
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 13:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πυλη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for πύλη with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.