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Porch, Solomon’s

1

A colonnade on the east of the temple, so called from a tradition that it was a relic of Solomon’s temple left standing after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (Comp. 1 Kgs 7:6.) The word “porch” is in the New Testament the rendering of three different Greek words:

2

Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12).

3

Pulon, a gateway (Matt 26:71).

4

Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mark 14:68).

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).