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Pinnacle

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: P By: George A. Morrish

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The word πτερύγιον has the article, and refers to some elevated part of the temple that is now unknown (Matt. 4:5⁵Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, (Matthew 4:5); Luke 4:9⁹And 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: (Luke 4:9)).

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