Strong's Concordance purgos: a tower Original Word: πύργος, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: purgos Phonetic Spelling: (poor'-gos) Short Definition: a tower, fortified structure Definition: a tower, fortified structure. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4444: πύργοςπύργος, πύργου, ὁ (akin to German Burg, anciently Purg; (yet cf. Curtius, § 413)), as in Greek writings from Homer down, a tower; a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction. The πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωάμ ((which see)) seems to designate a tower in the walls of Jerusalem near the fountain of Siloam, Luke 13:4; the tower occupied by the keepers of a vineyard is spoken of in Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1 (after Isaiah 5:2); a tower-shaped building as a safe and convenient dwelling, Luke 14:28. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tower. Apparently a primary word ("burgh"); a tower or castle -- tower. Forms and Transliterations πύργοι πύργοις πυργον πύργον πυργος πύργος πύργου πύργους πύργων πυρεία πυρείον purgon purgos pyrgon pýrgon pyrgos pýrgosLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 44444 Occurrences πύργον — 3 Occ. πύργος — 1 Occ. Matthew 21:33 N-AMS GRK: καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καὶ ἐξέδετο NAS: IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented KJV: and built a tower, and let INT: and built a tower and rented out Mark 12:1 N-AMS Luke 13:4 N-NMS Luke 14:28 N-AMS |
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