πύληpýlē
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4439
Meanings
a gate: Luke 7:12, Acts 9:24, Acts 12:10, Acts 16:13, Hebrews 13:12; ἡ Ὡραία Π. τ. ἱεροῦ, Acts 3:10. Metaph., Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14; πύλαι ᾅδου (Wisdom 16:13, 3 Maccabees 5:51, and cf. κλεῖς ᾅδου, Revelation 1:18): Matthew 16:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
- Matthew 7:14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Matthew 16:18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
- Luke 7:12 A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
- Acts 3:10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!
- Acts 9:24 They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.