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Gate
<1,,4439,pule>
is used (a) literally, for a larger sort of "gate," in the wall either of a city or palace or temple, Luke 7:12, of Nain (burying places were outside the "gates" of cities); Acts 3:10; 9:24; 12:10; Heb. 13:12; (b) metaphorically, of the "gates" at the entrances of the ways leading to life and to destruction, Matt. 7:13,14; some mss. have pule, for thura, "a door," in Luke 13:24 (see the RV); of the "gates" of Hades, Matt. 16:18, than which nothing was regarded as stronger. The importance and strength of "gates" made them viewed as synonymous with power. By metonymy, the "gates" stood for those who held government and administered justice there.
<2,,4440,pulon>
akin to No. 1, primarily signifies "a porch or vestibule," e.g., Matt. 26:71; Luke 16:20; Acts 10:17; 12:13,14; then, the "gateway" or "gate tower" of a walled town, Acts 14:13; Rev. 21:12,13,15,21,25; 22:14.
Notes: (1) In Acts 3:2 thura denotes, not a "gate," but a "door," RV. See DOOR. (2) Probatikos, signifying "of, or belonging to, sheep," denotes a sheep "gate" in John 5:2, RV, and AV marg. (3) The conjectural emendation which suggests the idea of "floods" for "gates" in Matt. 16:18 is not sufficiently substantiated to be accepted.