αὐλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for חָצֵר ;]
__1. in Hom., an open courtyard before a house, hence, an enclosure in the open, a sheepfold: Jhn.10:1, 16
__2. the court, courtyard, round which a house is built: Mat.26:3, 58 26:69, Mrk.14:54, 66 15:16 Luk.11:21 22:55, Jhn.18:15; τ. ναοῦ, Rev.11:2. a dwelling, a palace (so, accusative to Grimm-Th., see word): Mat.26:3, 58, Mrk.14:54 15:16, Luk.11:21, Jhn.18:15 (but see MM, see word; cf. also DB, ii, 25, 287).†
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