Word study · Greek
praitōrion
Praetorium, governor's residence
Say it: pry-TOR-ee-on (approximate)
πραιτώριον
What it means
A Latin loan word for the headquarters of a Roman commander or governor. In Jerusalem it may have been Herod's palace or the Antonia fortress. The Jewish leaders would not enter it so as to stay clean for the Passover (18:28). It is also used for the palace guard in Philippians 1:13.
Range of meaning
- HeadquartersThe governor's residence.
- PalaceA large official building.
In John
- Chapter 18
"They led Jesus into the Praetorium" (18:28, 18:33).
- Chapter 19
"Pilate went back into the Praetorium" (19:9).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G4232 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources