πύλη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Probably a Pre-Greek loan, like many other architectural terms.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pý.lɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpy.le̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpy.li/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpy.li/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpi.li/
Noun
πῠ́λη • (púlē) f (genitive πῠ́λης); first declension
- A wing of gates.
- A gate, door.
- Synonym: θύρα (thúra)
- An entrance, orifice.
Inflection
First declension of ἡ πῠ́λη; τῆς πῠ́λης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ πῠ́λη hē púlē | τὼ πῠ́λᾱ tṑ púlā | αἱ πῠ́λαι hai púlai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς πῠ́λης tês púlēs | τοῖν πῠ́λαιν toîn púlain | τῶν πῠλῶν tôn pulôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ πῠ́λῃ têi púlēi | τοῖν πῠ́λαιν toîn púlain | ταῖς πῠ́λαις taîs púlais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν πῠ́λην tḕn púlēn | τὼ πῠ́λᾱ tṑ púlā | τᾱ̀ς πῠ́λᾱς tā̀s púlās | ||||||||||
Vocative | πῠ́λη púlē | πῠ́λᾱ púlā | πῠ́λαι púlai | ||||||||||
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First declension of πῠ́λη; πῠ́λης (Epic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | πῠ́λη púlē | πῠ́λᾱ púlā | πῠ́λαι púlai | ||||||||||
Genitive | πῠ́λης púlēs | πῠ́λαιν / πῠ́λαιῐν / πῠ́λῃῐν púlai(i)n / púlēiin | πῠλᾱ́ων / πῠλέ͜ων / πῠλῶν pulā́ōn / pulé͜ōn / pulôn | ||||||||||
Dative | πῠ́λῃ púlēi | πῠ́λαιν / πῠ́λαιῐν / πῠ́λῃῐν púlai(i)n / púlēiin | πῠ́λῃσῐ / πῠ́λῃσῐν / πῠ́λῃς / πῠ́λαις púlēisi(n) / púlēis / púlais | ||||||||||
Accusative | πῠ́λην púlēn | πῠ́λᾱ púlā | πῠ́λᾱς púlās | ||||||||||
Vocative | πῠ́λη púlē | πῠ́λᾱ púlā | πῠ́λαι púlai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Εὐρύπυλος (Eurúpulos)
- Ἡγησιπύλη (Hēgēsipúlē)
- Θερμοπῠ́λαι (Thermopúlai)
- Πῠ́λαι (Púlai)
- πῠλών (pulṓn)
- Τηλέπυλος (Tēlépulos)
Descendants
- Greek: πύλη (pýli)
- → Coptic: ⲡⲩⲗⲏ (pulē)
- → Latin: pylae
Further reading
- “πύλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πύλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “πύλη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- πύλη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- πύλη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G4439 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- door idem, page 247.
- gate idem, page 354.
- orifice idem, page 579.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē).
Noun
πύλη • (pýli) f (plural πύλες)
- gate, portal
- (computing) portal
Declension
declension of πύλη
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | πύλη • | πύλες • |
genitive | πύλης • | πυλών • |
accusative | πύλη • | πύλες • |
vocative | πύλη • | πύλες • |
Synonyms
- θύρα f (thýra)
- εξώπορτα f (exóporta)
Further reading
- πύλη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.