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Koine Greek wordlink #52049

SR GNT Luke 13:4 πύργος (purgos) ‘whom fell the tower in Silōam and’ Strongs=44440 Lemma=purgos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Referred to from Word #52056

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Only use of identical word form πύργος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘πύργος’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘tower’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘purgos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a tower’, ‘tower’.

Greek words (3) other than πύργος (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘tower’

MARK 12:1 πύργον (purgon) N-AMS ‘a trough and built a tower and rented_out it’ SR GNT Mark 12:1 word 24

MAT 21:33 πύργον (purgon) N-AMS ‘a wine-press and built a tower and rented_out it’ SR GNT Mat 21:33 word 22

LUKE 14:28 πύργον (purgon) N-AMS ‘of you_all wanting a tower to build not first’ SR GNT Luke 14:28 word 9

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular