pylē · gate

What it means

pylē (πύλη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gate”.

A large gate, such as that of a city.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The large gate of a city or the temple.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• gate ×8
• gates ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Luke×1
• Acts×4
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 7:13

  “Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it;

• Matthew 7:14

  for narrow is the gate and constricted the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

• Matthew 16:18

  And I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

• Luke 7:12

  And as he drew near to the gate of the town, look, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

• Acts 3:10

  and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

• Acts 9:24

  but their plot became known to Saul. And they were even watching the gates day and night so that they might kill him;

• Acts 12:10

  And passing a first guard and a second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and going out they went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

• Acts 16:13

  And on the day of the Sabbath we went out outside the gate beside a river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and sitting down, we were speaking to the women who had gathered.

• Hebrews 13:12

  Therefore Jesus also, in order to sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside the gate.

And 1 more times.