GREEK · G4262
προβατικός
probatikos — Sheep Gate
προβατικός, -ή, -όν (πρόβατον) [in LXX (π. πύλη): Neh.3:1, 32 12:39 (צֹאן)* ;] of sheep: ἡ π. (sc. πύλη, see supr.), the sheep-gate, Jhn.5:2.† (AS)
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Sheep-gate
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Historical dictionary entry
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.