Strongs Number: G4444
- Greek Word
- πύργος
- Transliteration
- purgos
- Phonetic
- poor'-gos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a tower or castle
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a tower
2. a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to repel a hostile attack or to enable a watchman to see in every direction
- Origin
-
Apparently a primary word (
burgh
) - Bible Usage
- tower.