Strong G833αὐλή

palace/courtyard

Transliteration
aulē
Pronunciation
ow-lay'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From the same as G109; a yard (as open to the wind); by implication a mansion: - court ([sheep-]) fold hall palace.

Detailed definition

αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר;]
1. in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: Jhn.10:1, 16

2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mat.26:3, 58 26:69, Mrk.14:54, 66 15:16 Luk.11:21 22:55, Jhn.18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Rev.11:2. a dwelling, a palace (so, accusative to Grimm-Th., see word): Mat.26:3, 58, Mrk.14:54 15:16, Luk.11:21, Jhn.18:15 (but see MM, see word; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G833 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • palace7
  • hall2
  • court1
  • fold1
  • sheepfold1

First verses

  1. Matthew 26:3
    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
  2. Matthew 26:58
    But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
  3. Matthew 26:69
    Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
  4. Mark 14:54
    And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
  5. Mark 14:66
    And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
  6. Mark 15:16
    And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band.
  7. Luke 11:21
    When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
  8. Luke 22:55
    And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
  9. John 10:1
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
  10. John 10:16
    And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
  11. John 18:15
    And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
  12. Revelation 11:2
    But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
αὐλή, ἡ,
open court before the house, courtyard, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.433, 11.774, “SIG” 1044.17 (Halic., 4th-3rd c.BC), etc.)]
2 steading for cattle, αὐλῆς ὑπεράλμενον[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.138, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.5.)]
II later, court or quadrangle, round which the house was built, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.77, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 131, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 311a, etc.)]
III generally, court, hall, Ζηνὸς αὐ.[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.74, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.247; τὴν Διὸς αὐλήν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 122 (Lyric poetry); αὐ. νεκύων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 260 (Lyric poetry))]; court of a temple, ἱεροῦ[LXX+3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 22.1299.28 (Eleusis, 3rd c.BC), compare [prev. work]1126.35, LXX.Psa.83(84).3)]; any dwelling, abode, chamber, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 946 (Lyric poetry))], etc.; of a cave, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 153 (Lyric poetry))]; ἀγρόνομοι αὐλαί homes of dwellers in the wild, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ant.” 786 (Lyric poetry))]; later, country-house, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.50.)]
IV ἡ αὐλή the Court, αὐλὰς θεραπεύειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 897, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 97, “Comica Adespota” 145, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.26.9)]; οἱ περὶ τὴν αὐλήν the courtiers,[Refs 2nd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 36.1, compare “OGI” 735.4 (2nd c.BC), “Inscription Mus.Alex.” 31; at Rome, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.10.3; ἡ βασίλειος αὐ. 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 3.11.7. (Wrongly explained as τόπος διαπνεόμενος (compare αὐλός) by 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.189b.))]