πύργοςpýrgos
a tower or castle
Greek (New Testament) · G4444
Meanings
a tower: Luke 13:4; of a watch-tower in a vineyard (Isaiah 5:2): Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, and prob., Luke 14:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Mark 12:1 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Luke 13:4 And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem?
- Luke 14:28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.