4439

4439 πύλη pule [poo’-lay] apparently a primary word; n f; TDNT-6:921,974; [{See TDNT 680 }] AV-gate 10; 10

1) a gate

1a) of the larger sort

1a1) in the wall of either a city

1a2) a palace

1a3) a town

1a4) the temple

1a5) a prison

2) the gates of hell (likened to a vast prison)

3) metaph. the access or entrance into any state