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ἔξω τῆς πύλης

Out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively · gate

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ἔξω G1854 out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation éxō
Means outside the Church or community; used theologically for those excluded from Christian fellowship.
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πύλη G4439 gate
Pronunciation pýlē
Gate as entry point to a city or sacred space; metaphorically, a way or path in Jesus's teaching.
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What does ἔξω τῆς πύλης (exō tēs pylēs) mean in the Bible?

ἔξω · πύλη is a Greek word meaning "outside the city gate".

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Meaning

outside the city gate
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 5:13 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 12:47 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 26:69 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 3:31 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 11:4 · Mark 14:68 · Luke 1:10 · Luke 8:20 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 13:28 43×
Matt 10:14 · Matt 21:17 · Matt 21:39 · Mark 5:10 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 11:19 · Mark 12:8 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 20:15 · Acts 4:15 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 16:13 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 21:30 19×
62 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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