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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4444. πύργος (purgos) -- Tower</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4444.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/13-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4444.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4444</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4443.htm" title="4443">◄</a> 4444. purgos <a href="../greek/4445.htm" title="4445">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">purgos: Tower</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πύργος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>purgos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>POOR-gos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(poor'-gos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Tower<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a tower, fortified structure.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary root word meaning "to tower" or "to rise."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H4026 (מִגְדָּל, migdal):</b> Often translated as "tower," used in contexts such as the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:4) and the tower of Siloam (Luke 13:4).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "purgos" refers to a tower, which is a tall structure used for various purposes such as defense, observation, or storage. Towers were often part of city walls or standalone structures in vineyards or fields.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, towers were significant for both military and agricultural purposes. They were strategically built as part of city fortifications to provide a vantage point for defense against invaders. In agricultural settings, towers were constructed in vineyards or fields to oversee and protect the crops from thieves and animals. The imagery of a tower is also used metaphorically in Scripture to convey strength, refuge, and the watchful care of God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a tower<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>tower (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4444: πύργος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πύργος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πύργου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (akin to German <span class="foreign">Burg</span>, anciently Purg; (yet cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 413)), as in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">a tower; a fortified structure rising to a considerable height,</span> to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction. The <span class="greek2">πύργος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">Σιλωάμ</span> ((which see)) seems to designate a tower in the walls of Jerusalem near the fountain of Siloam, <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-4.htm">Luke 13:4</a>; the tower occupied by the keepers of a vineyard is spoken of in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1</a> (after <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2</a>); a tower-shaped building as a safe and convenient dwelling, <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-28.htm">Luke 14:28</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>tower. <p>Apparently a primary word ("burgh"); a tower or castle -- tower. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πύργοι πύργοις πυργον πύργον πυργος πύργος πύργου πύργους πύργων πυρεία πυρείον purgon purgos pyrgon pýrgon pyrgos pýrgos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν <b>πύργον</b> καὶ ἐξέδετο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IN IT, AND BUILT <span class="itali">A TOWER,</span> and rented<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and built <span class="itali">a tower,</span> and let<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and built <span class="itali">a tower</span> and rented out<p><b><a href="/text/mark/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν <b>πύργον</b> καὶ ἐξέδετο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND BUILT <span class="itali">A TOWER,</span> and rented<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and built <span class="itali">a tower,</span> and let<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and built <span class="itali">a tower</span> and rented out<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔπεσεν ὁ <b>πύργος</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on whom <span class="itali">the tower</span> in Siloam<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon whom <span class="itali">the tower</span> in Siloam<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fell the <span class="itali">tower</span> in<p><b><a href="/text/luke/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 14:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν θέλων <b>πύργον</b> οἰκοδομῆσαι οὐχὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to build <span class="itali">a tower,</span> does not first<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to build <span class="itali">a tower,</span> sitteth<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you desiring <span class="itali">a tower</span> to build not<p><b><a href="/greek/4444.htm">Strong's Greek 4444</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4444.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/purgon_4444.htm">πύργον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/purgos_4444.htm">πύργος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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