praitōrion · praetorium

What it means

praitōrion (πραιτώριον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “praetorium”.

The residence of the Roman governor.

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 Roman governor's residence; also his guard.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• John×4
• Acts×1
• Philippians×1

• Matthew 27:27

  Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole cohort around him.

• Mark 15:16

  And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium, and they call together the whole cohort.

• John 18:28

  So they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was early. And they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled but could eat the Passover.

• John 18:33

  So Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

• John 19:9

  and he entered the praetorium again and says to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

• Acts 23:35

  he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also arrive.” And he ordered him to be kept under guard in the praetorium of Herod.

• Philippians 1:13

  so that my chains have become evident as being in the Messiah throughout the whole praetorium and to all the rest,

And 1 more times.