UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πραιτώριον

MainId: 004134000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4232

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004134001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πραιτώριον

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004134001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 7.7

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Constructions

      LEXSubDomains: Buildings

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-02 16:06:08

         DefinitionShort: the dwelling of a king or ruler; usually larger and more elaborate than the dwelling of an average person

         Glosses: ['palace', 'fortress']

         Comments: There are differences of opinion as to the particular πραιτώριον mentioned in Jerusalem. It may have been either the palace of Herod in the western part of the city or the fortress Antonia northwest of the Temple area. The πραιτώριον in Caesarea was the palace built by Herod the Great (see {S:04402303500026}).|In the Gospels it is satisfactory to translate πραιτώριον[a] as ‘the palace where the governor lived’ or ‘the large dwelling where the ruler lived.’ In a number of languages a term for ‘palace’ often suggests a military fortification, and this would accordingly be quite appropriate for NT usage.

      LEXReferences: MAT 27:27, MARK 15:16, YHN 18:28, YHN 18:28, YHN 18:33, YHN 19:9, ACTs 23:35

      LEXLinks: realia:3.4

   2. LEXID: 004134001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 55.12

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Military Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Army

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-02 16:06:08

         DefinitionShort: a detachment of soldiers serving as the palace guard

         Glosses: ['group of soldiers', 'palace guard']

      LEXReferences: PHP 1:13