"when used in reference to a camp, the tent of the general or commander-in-chief; hence, in reference to a province, the palace in which the governor of the province resided, Mt. 27:27; Mk. 15:16; Acts 23:35; the camp occupied by the praetorian cohorts at Rome, the praetorian camp..."
Definition and meaning
when used in reference to a camp, the tent of the general or commander-in-chief; hence, in reference to a province, the palace in which the governor of the province resided, Mt. 27:27; Mk. 15:16; Acts 23:35; the camp occupied by the praetorian cohorts at Rome, the praetorian camp, or, the Roman emperor’s palace, Phil. 1:13
In the original Greek the word is written: πραιτώριον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of praitorion (G4232) across the King James Bible.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
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Common questions
Strong's G4232 (praitorion) is a Greek word that means: when used in reference to a camp, the tent of the general or commander-in-chief; hence, in reference to a province, the palace in which the governor of the province resided, Mt. 27:27; Mk. 15:16; Acts... It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word praitorion (G4232) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4232 is praitorion, a Greek word defined as: when used in reference to a camp, the tent of the general or commander-in-chief; hence, in reference to a province, the palace in which the governor o. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
praitorion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.