Category:Praetorium

Præ*to"ri*um, n.

Defn: see pretorium.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Praetorium - The Greek word ( praitorion ) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered "common hall" (Matthew 27:27, marg., "governor's house"), "judgment hall," (John 18:28, John 18:33, marg., "Pilate's house", John 19:9; Acts 23:35), "palace" (Philippians 1:13). This is properly a military word. It denotes (1.) the general's tent or headquarters; (2.) the governor's residence, as in Acts 23:35 (R.V., "palace"); and (3.) the praetorian guard (See PALACE), or the camp or quarters of the praetorian cohorts (Acts 28:16), the imperial guards in immediate attendance on the emperor, who was "praetor" or commander-in-chief.