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Reference: Porch, Solomon's
Easton
a colonnade on the east of the temple, so called from a tradition that it was a relic of Solomon's temple left standing after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (Comp. 1Ki 7:6.) The word "porch" is in the New Testament the rendering of three different Greek words:
(1.) Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (Joh 5:2; 10:23; Ac 3:11; 5:12).
(2.) Pulon, a gateway (Mt 26:71).
(3.) Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mr 14:68).