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Strong's G4440 πυλών (pylon)

Pylon means “gate” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4440 — malkieli (“Malchielite”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4440
Language Greek
Linked Usages 36
Books 13

Strong's G4440 Quick Answer

Strong's G4440 πυλών (pulon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. pulon (poo-lone') n. 1. a gate-way, door-way of a building or city 2. (by implication) a portal or vestibule It has 36 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include gate, city, and porch. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
pulon (poo-lone') n. 1. a gate-way, door-way of a building or city 2. (by implication) a portal or vestibule
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
gate, city, and porch

Meaning and Definition

pulon (poo-lone') n. 1. a gate-way, door-way of a building or city 2. (by implication) a portal or vestibule [from G4439] KJV: gate, porch Root(s): G4439

Original Word
πυλών
Transliteration
pulon
Derivation
Root: πύλη R1: 4439
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4440. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

gate

Usage: πυλών, -ῶνος, ὁ (πύλη), [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, שַׁעַר ;] __1. the porch or vestibule of a house or palace: Mat.26:71, Luk.16:20, Act.10:17 12:13-14 __2. The gate-way or gate-tower of a walled town: Act.14:13, Rev.21:12-13, 15 21:21, 25 22:14.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4440 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pulon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

city Acts 14:13 gate Luke 16:20 porch Matthew 26:71

How Strong's G4440 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4440 (πυλών) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4440 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4440 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 26:71 KJV

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

Luke 16:20 KJV

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

Acts 10:17 KJV

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Strong's G4440 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 43:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

3 Kingdoms 6:8 Septuagint / Brenton

was below the right wing of the house, and there was a winding ascent into the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third story.

3 Kingdoms 6:33 Septuagint / Brenton

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

Strong's G4440 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 1:15 Septuagint / Brenton

The holy singers also, the sons of Asaph, were in their order, according to the appointment of David, to wit, Asaph, Zechariah, and Jeduthun, who was of the king’s retinue.

1 Esdras 5:46 Septuagint / Brenton

And so dwelt the priests and the Levites and the people in Jerusalem, and in the country, the singers also and the porters; and all Israel in their villages.

1 Esdras 7:9 Septuagint / Brenton

The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindred, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate.

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4440.

Genesis 43:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
3 Kingdoms 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
was below the right wing of the house, and there was a winding ascent into the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third story.
3 Kingdoms 6:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
3 Kingdoms 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Rehoboam made brazen shields instead of them; and the chiefs of the body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the king, were placed in charge over them.
3 Kingdoms 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he arose and went to Zarephath, and came to the gate of the city: and, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks; and Elijah cried after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
4 Kingdoms 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the morning came, and he went forth, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
4 Kingdoms 11:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And charged them, saying, This is the thing which ye shall do.
1 Chronicles 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate of the city: and the kings that were come forth encamped by themselves in the plain.
1 Chronicles 26:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cast lots for the small as well as for the great, for the several gates, according to their families.
2 Chronicles 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gilded the house, and its inner walls, and the doorposts, and the roofs, and the doors with gold; and he carved cherubs on the walls.
2 Chronicles 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Rehoboam made brazen shields instead of them. And Shishak set over him captains of footmen, as keepers of the gate of the king.
Ezekiel 33:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people are they that speak concerning thee by the walls, and in the porches of the houses, and they talk one to another, saying, Let us come together, and let us hear the words that proceed from the Lord.
Ezekiel 40:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the porch of the gateway (near the porch of the gate) eight cubits; and the posts thereof two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward:
Ezekiel 40:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he measured the breadth of the door of the gateway, ten cubits; and the breadth of the gateway thirteen cubits.
Ezekiel 41:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the breadth of the gateway was ten cubits, and the side pieces of the gateway were five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and he measured the length of it, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits.
Zephaniah 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And flocks, and all the wild beasts of the land, and chameleons shall feed in the midst thereof: and hedgehogs shall lodge in the ceilings thereof; and wild beasts shall cry in the breaches thereof, and ravens in her porches, whereas her loftiness was as a cedar.
Matthew 26:71 New Testament, KJV
And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
Luke 16:20 New Testament, KJV
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Acts 10:17 New Testament, KJV
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
Acts 12:13 New Testament, KJV
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
Acts 12:14 New Testament, KJV
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
Acts 14:13 New Testament, KJV
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
Revelation 21:12 New Testament, KJV
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Revelation 21:13 New Testament, KJV
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Revelation 21:15 New Testament, KJV
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Revelation 21:21 New Testament, KJV
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Revelation 21:25 New Testament, KJV
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Revelation 22:14 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
1 Esdras 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The holy singers also, the sons of Asaph, were in their order, according to the appointment of David, to wit, Asaph, Zechariah, and Jeduthun, who was of the king’s retinue.
1 Esdras 5:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And so dwelt the priests and the Levites and the people in Jerusalem, and in the country, the singers also and the porters; and all Israel in their villages.
1 Esdras 7:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindred, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate.
1 Esdras 9:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east:
1 Esdras 9:41 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and all the multitude gave heed unto the law.
2 Maccabees 1:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and burned the porch, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed unto the Lord, and were heard; we offered also sacrifices and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves.
2 Maccabees 3:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the women, girded with sackcloth under their breasts, abounded in the streets, and the virgins that were kept in ran, some to the gates, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows.
2 Maccabees 8:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Furthermore at such time as they kept the feast for the victory in their country they burned Callisthenes, and some others that had set fire upon the holy gates, who had fled into a little house; and they received a reward meet for their wickedness.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4440, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
Revelation 6 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4440 FAQ

What does pylon (πυλών) mean?

Pylon (Strong's G4440) is a Greek word most simply glossed "gate". pulon (poo-lone') n. 1. a gate-way, door-way of a building or city 2. (by implication) a portal or vestibule

How many times is pylon (πυλών) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's G4440 across 13 books.

Where can I study pylon (πυλών) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4440 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate pylon (πυλών)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gate, city, and porch. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4440 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4440, with linked reader references where each row is available.