Greek noun (feminine) · G833
αὐλή
auleow-lay'
in Hom.; the court, courtyard, round which a house is built
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aulḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G833is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G833
a yard (as open to the wind); by implication, a mansion
The King James renders it: court, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aule is rendered "in Hom.; the court, courtyard, round which a house is built". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "in Hom.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:3αὐλὴν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's twelve uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: in Hom., and the court, courtyard, round which a house is built.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| in Hom.an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold | Tagged as
| WhereJohn 10:1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate… |
| the court, courtyard, round which a house is builtMat.26:3 | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| αὐλητής | auletes | flute player | Uses2 |
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- αὐλὴν5
- αὐλῆς4
- αὐλῇ2
- αὐλήν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4N-GSF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2N-DSF
Matthew
three uses
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- αὐλὴνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: courtyard
But 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.
- αὐλῆςaulesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: court
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- αὐλῇauleanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: court
Mark
three uses
Peter 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.
- αὐλὴνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: court
While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
- αὐλῇauleanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: courtyard
Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
- αὐλῆςaulesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: palace
Luke
two uses
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
- αὐλήνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: house
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
- αὐλῆςaulesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: courtyard
John
three uses
“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.
- αὐλὴνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: fold
I 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.
- αὐλῆςaulesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: fold
Now 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.
- αὐλὴνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: court
Revelation
one use
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- αὐλὴνaulennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: courtyard
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.