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πύργος G4444
G4444 is the Greek word πύργος, transliterated pýrgos. The King James Version most often renders it tower.
What it means
a tower or castle.
Where it comes from
apparently a primary word ("burgh").
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: tower.
Verses using πύργος
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 21:33 · KJV
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Mark 12:1 · KJV
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Luke 13:4 · KJV
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke 14:28 · KJV
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Common questions
What does Strong's G4444 mean?
G4444 is the Greek word πύργος (pýrgos), meaning a tower or castle.
How is G4444 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tower (4 times).
How many times does G4444 appear in the Bible?
πύργος (pýrgos) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G4444 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently a primary word ("burgh").
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