TBESG · G4444
πύργος · purgos · tower
πύργος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מִגְדָּל ;] a tower: Luk.13:4; of a watch-tower in a vineyard (Isa.5:2): Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, and prob., Luk.14:28.† (AS)
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purgos G4444
πύργος (purgos) means “tower” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
πύργος Greek · G4444 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: poor'-gos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
a tower, fortified structure.
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How translators render G4444
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a tower | 2 |
| a watchtower | 1 |
| tower | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a tower | 3 |
| the tower | 1 |
Verses containing G4444
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Matthew 21:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Read word by word - Mark 12:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Read word by word - Luke 13:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Read word by word - Luke 14:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
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