Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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. ) Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). ) Pulon, a gateway (Matt. 26:71). ) Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mark 14:68).