Word Study · Strong's G833 · Greek
αὐλή
aule
ow-lay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: aulḗ
“a yard (as open to the wind)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a yard (as open to the wind); by implication, a mansion
Rendered in the KJV as
court, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- αὐλὴν5
- αὐλῆς3
- αὐλῇ1
- αὐλῇ.1
- αὐλήν,1
- αὐλῆς,1
How it is rendered · 6
- courtyard4
- court3
- fold2
- court.1
- house,1
- palace,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 6
- N-GSF · 4
- N-DSF · 2
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 26:3αὐλὴνaulēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAt that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,here: courtyard
- Matthew 26:58αὐλῆςaulēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.here: court
- Matthew 26:69αὐλῇ.aulēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularMeanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.here: court.
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 14:54αὐλὴνaulēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularPeter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.here: court
- Mark 14:66αὐλῇaulēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhile Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came downhere: courtyard
- Mark 15:16αὐλῆς,aulēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.here: palace,
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 11:21αὐλήν,aulēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.here: house,
- Luke 22:55αὐλῆςaulēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.here: courtyard
John3 occurrences
- John 10:1αὐλὴνaulēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.here: fold
- John 10:16αὐλῆςaulēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.here: fold
- John 18:15αὐλὴνaulēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.here: court