Original: πύργος

Transliteration: pýrgos

Phonetic: poor'-gos

Short Definition: Tower

- Original: πύργος

- Transliteration: Purgos

- Phonetic: poor'-gos

- 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")"

- TDNT entry: 21:54,0

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Apparently a primary word (burgh); a tower or castle: - tower.