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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: 4259. προαύλιον (proaulion) -- Vestibule, forecourt, porch</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4259.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/acts/27-21.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/4259.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> > 4259</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/4258.htm" title="4258">◄</a> 4259. proaulion <a href="../greek/4260.htm" title="4260">►</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">proaulion: Vestibule, forecourt, porch</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">προαύλιον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>proaulion<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pro-ow'-lee-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pro-ow'-lee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Vestibule, forecourt, porch<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a porch, court before a building, vestibule.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix "προ-" (pro-, meaning "before" or "in front of") and "αὐλή" (aulē, meaning "court" or "courtyard").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "proaulion," the concept of a transitional space or courtyard can be related to Hebrew terms like "חָצֵר" (chatser), which means "court" or "courtyard."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "proaulion" refers to a vestibule or forecourt, an area that serves as an entrance or transitional space leading into a larger or more significant area, such as a temple or house. In biblical contexts, it often denotes a space that is part of a larger architectural structure, providing a place of transition or preparation before entering a sacred or significant area.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a proaulion was a common feature in both public and private buildings. It served as a transitional space that provided a buffer between the outside world and the inner sanctum of a building. In the context of the Jewish Temple, such spaces were significant as they marked the transition from the profane to the sacred, preparing worshippers for the reverence required within the temple precincts.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> and <a href="/greek/833.htm">aulé</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a vestibule<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>porch (1).<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 4259: προαύλιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">προαύλιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">προαυλιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">πρό</span> and <span class="greek2">αὐλή</span>), <span class="accented">forecourt, porch</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-68.htm">Mark 14:68</a> ((cf. <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span> 1, 8, 77 and see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">αὐλή</span></span>, 2)).<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>porch. <p>Neuter of a presumed compound of <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> and <a href="/greek/833.htm">aule</a>; a forecourt, i.e. Vestibule (alley-way) -- porch. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/833.htm">aule</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προαυλιον προαύλιον proaulion proaúlion<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/mark/14-68.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:68</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὸ <b>προαύλιον</b> καὶ ἀλέκτωρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out onto <span class="itali">the porch,</span> and a rooster<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out into <span class="itali">the porch;</span> and the cock<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-68.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">porch</span> and the rooster<p><b><a href="/greek/4259.htm">Strong's Greek 4259</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4259.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/proaulion_4259.htm">προαύλιον — 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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