- Original: αὐλή - Transliteration: Aule - Phonetic: ow-lay' - Definition: 1. among the Greeks in Homer's time, an uncovered space around the house, enclosed by a wall, in which the stables stood, hence among the Orientals that roofless enclosure by a wall, in the open country in which the flocks were herded at night, a sheepfold 2. the uncovered courtyard of the house. In the O.T. particularly of the courts of the tabernacle and of the temple in Jerusalem. The dwellings of the higher classes usually had two, one exterior, between the door and the street; the other interior, surrounded by the buildings of the dwelling itself. The latter is mentioned Mat 26:69. 3. the house itself, a palace - Origin: from the same as G109 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the same as G109 ; a yard (as open to the wind); by implication a mansion: - court ([sheep-]) fold hall palace. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • court, 1 Revelation 11:2 • hall, 2 Mar 15:16; Luke 22:55 • palace, 6 Mat 26:3; Mat 26:58; Mat 26:69; Mar 14:54; Mar 14:66; Joh 18:15