G833Greekcourt, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace
court, (sheep-)fold, hall, palace
a yard (as open to the wind); by implication, a mansion
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Detailed Definition
- 1uncovered space around the house, enclosed by a wall, in which the stables stood (i.e., a sheepfold)
- 2the uncovered court-yard of the house
- 3the house itself, a palace
Etymology & Derivation
from the same as g0109
Scholarly Notes
in the old testament this refers to 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 matthew 26:69.