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Easton's Bible Dictionary

A little wing, (Matthew 4:5; Luke 4:9). On the southern side of the temple court was a range of porches or cloisters forming three arcades. At the south-eastern corner the roof of this cloister was some 300 feet above the Kidron valley. The pinnacle, some parapet or wing-like projection, was above this roof, and hence at a great height, probably 350 feet or more above the valley.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The topmost point; the peak of a structure or mountain; an architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.

2. (n.) Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.

3. (v. t.) To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PINNACLE

pin'-a-k'-l (pterugion (Matthew 4:5 Luke 4:9, the Revised Version margin "wing")) "The pinnacle of the temple" is named as the place to which the devil took Jesus, and there tempted Him to cast Himself down. It is not known what precise elevated spot is meant, whether a part of the roof of the temple itself, or some high point in the adjacent buildings overlooking the deep ravine. It was more probably the latter.

Greek

4419. pterugion -- a little wing, hence (anything like a wing) a ...
... Word Origin dim. of pterux Definition a little wing, hence (anything like
a wing) a battlement NASB Word Usage pinnacle (2). pinnacle. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8571. tenuk -- tip or lobe (of the ear)
... pinnacle. Perhaps from the same as 'anak through the idea of protraction; a pinnacle,
ie Extremity -- tip. see HEBREW 'anak. 8570, 8571. tenuk. 8572 . ...
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3671. kanaph -- wing, extremity
... specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap,
(of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle -- + bird, border, corner ...
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6438. pinnah -- a corner
... bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication,
a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain -- bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower. ...
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Library

The Pinnacle of the Temple.
... PART II. SUBJECTIVE PREPARATION. THE TEMPTATION. CHAPTER I. IMPORT OF THE
INDIVIDUAL TEMPTATIONS. Section 44. The Pinnacle of the Temple. ...
/.../section 44 the pinnacle of.htm

Whether the Mode and Order of the Temptation were Becoming?
... he intends. But when the devil set Christ on a pinnacle of the Temple,
he purposed to tempt Him to pride or vainglory. Therefore ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the mode and order.htm

The Evolution of a Mother
... It began when the first bud burst from the first plant-cell, and was only completed
when the last and most elaborately wrought pinnacle of the temple of Nature ...
/.../the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter viii the evolution of.htm

D. The Temptation of Jesus. Ch. 4:1-13
... unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve.9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/d the temptation of jesus.htm

Of the Times of Christ's Birth and Passion, and of Jerusalem's ...
... For Daniel says, that "both the holy city and the holy place are exterminated together
with the coming Leader, and that the pinnacle is destroyed unto ruin ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter viii of the times of.htm

Introduction
... His stone original lives in Lincoln cloisters, and a reproduction stands on the
north pinnacle of the west front (whereas Hugh is on the south pinnacle), put ...
//christianbookshelf.org/marson/hugh bishop of lincoln/introduction.htm

The Martyrdom of James, who was Called the Brother of the Lord.
... 3. The manner of James' death has been already indicated by the above-quoted words
of Clement, who records that he was thrown from the pinnacle of the temple ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xxiii the martyrdom of james.htm

The Temptation of Christ
... Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of
the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ...
/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/the temptation of christ.htm

The Tabernacle of the Most High
... "Here" saith he in his eternal wisdom, "shall be the corner stone, and there shall
be the pinnacle," I see him ordaining her length, and her breadth ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the tabernacle of the most.htm

Preach the Gospel
... That high hill of truth hath mists upon its summit. No mortal eye can see
its pinnacle; nor hath the foot of man ever trodden it. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/preach the gospel.htm

Thesaurus

Pinnacle (2 Occurrences)
... The pinnacle, some parapet or wing-like projection, was above this roof, and hence
at a great height, probably 350 feet or more above the valley. ...PINNACLE. ...
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Knop (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination
of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and ...
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Needle (4 Occurrences)
... See Pinus. 5. (n.) Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed
crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. ...
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Led (260 Occurrences)
... Luke 4:9 He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and
said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here, (WEB ...
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Taketh (398 Occurrences)
... Taketh (398 Occurrences). Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy
city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Thyself (352 Occurrences)
... Luke 4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,
and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence ...
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Devil (58 Occurrences)
... Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle
of the temple, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Pinions (5 Occurrences)

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Pinnacles (2 Occurrences)

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Setteth (116 Occurrences)
... Setteth (116 Occurrences). Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy
city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, (KJV WBS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Pinnacle (2 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 4:9 He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Pinnacle

Pinnacle (Wing) of Temple

Related Terms

Knop (4 Occurrences)

Needle (4 Occurrences)

Led (260 Occurrences)

Taketh (398 Occurrences)

Thyself (352 Occurrences)

Devil (58 Occurrences)

Pinions (5 Occurrences)

Pinnacles (2 Occurrences)