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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G833 - Fold

Strong's No.:G833

Greek:αὐλή

Transliteration:aulē

Phonetic:ow-lay'

Word Origin:From the same as G109

Bible Usage:court ([sheep-]) fold hall palace.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a yard (as open to the wind); by implication a mansion


Thayers
Definition:

1. among the Greeks in Homer's time, an uncovered space around the house, enclosed by a wall, in which the stables stood, hence among the Orientals that roofless enclosure by a wall, in the open country in which the flocks were herded at night, a sheepfold

2. the uncovered courtyard of the house. In the O.T. particularly of the courts of the tabernacle and of the temple in Jerusalem. The dwellings of the higher classes usually had two, one exterior, between the door and the street; the other interior, surrounded by the buildings of the dwelling itself. The latter is mentioned Mat. 26:69.

3. the house itself, a palace


Bible References:
Fold

Translation
Occurrences:
court ( 1 )
fold ( 1 )
hall ( 2 )
palace ( 7 )
sheepfold ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.