- Original: πύλη - Transliteration: Pule - Phonetic: poo'-lay - Definition: 1. a gate a. of the larger sort 1. in the wall of either a city 2. a palace 3. a town 4. the temple 5. a prison 2. the gates of hell (likened to a vast prison) 3. metaph. the access or entrance into any state - Origin: apparently a primary word - TDNT entry: 21:22,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; a gate that is the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively): - gate. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • gate, 4 Luke 7:12; Act 3:10; Act 12:10; Hebrews 13:12