Lexical Summary pyrgos: a tower Original Word: πύργοςTransliteration: pyrgos Phonetic Spelling: (poor'-gos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a tower Meaning: a tower Strong's Concordance tower. Apparently a primary word ("burgh"); a tower or castle -- tower. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4444: πύργοςπύργος, πύργου, ὁ (akin to German Burg, anciently Purg; (yet cf. Curtius, § 413)), as in Greek writings from Homer down, a tower; a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction. The πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωάμ ((which see)) seems to designate a tower in the walls of Jerusalem near the fountain of Siloam, Luke 13:4; the tower occupied by the keepers of a vineyard is spoken of in Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1 (after Isaiah 5:2); a tower-shaped building as a safe and convenient dwelling, Luke 14:28. |
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