"the exterior court before an edifice, Mk. 14:68*"
Definition and meaning
the exterior court before an edifice, Mk. 14:68*
In the original Greek the word is written: προαύλιον
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 proaulion (G4259) across the King James Bible.
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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Common questions
Strong's G4259 (proaulion) is a Greek word that means: the exterior court before an edifice, Mk. 14:68* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word proaulion (G4259) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4259 is proaulion, a Greek word defined as: the exterior court before an edifice, Mk. 14:68*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proaulion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.