Quick Definition
a farm, estate, dwelling
Strong's Definition
a hut over the head, i.e. a dwelling
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and an equivalent of G833 (αὐλή);
KJV Usage: habitation
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔπαυλις, ἐπαυλισεως, ἡ (ἐπί and αὖλις tent, place to pass the night in; hence, a country-house, cottage, cabin, fold), a farm; a dwelling (A. V. habitation): Act_1:20 from Psa_68:26 (). (Diodorus, Plutarch, others; also a camp, military quarters, Plato, Polybius)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἔπαυλις epaulis 1x
pr. a place to pass the night in; cottage, farm; in NT a dwelling, habitation, farm, Act_1:20
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἔπ -αυλις , -εως , ἡ
( < αὐλή ),
[in LXX for H2691 , H2918 , ( l.c .), etc.;]
a dwelling, habitation: Act_1:20 ( LXX ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἔπαυλις [page 230]
This NT ἅπ . εἰρ . ( Act_1:20 from Psa_68:26 [MT Psa_69:26 ]) may be illustrated from a property-return, P Oxy II. 248 .28 (A.D. 80), where mention is made of δίμοιρον μέρος τετάρτου μέρου [ς ] κοινωνικῆς ἐπαύλεως συνπεπ [τω ]κυίας , a common homestead that is in a state of ruin : cf. P Ryl II. 177 .10 (A.D. 246) λιβὸς ἔπαυλ [ις Φοι ]βάμμωνος Τρύφωνος , on the west the homestead of Phoebammon son of Tryphon, and P Hamb I. 23 .18 (A.D. 569) καὶ οἰκίᾳ καὶ ἐπαύλιδι (contrast ἐπαύλεως supra ), with the editor's note, where other instances are collected. From the inscrr. we may add Syll 510 .13, .68 (ii/B.C.), and for the diminutive OGlS 765 .18 (iii/B,C.) τά τε ἐ ]παύλια ἐνέπ [ρη ]σαν .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ἔπαυλις ἔπ-αυλις, εως [Etym: = ἔπαυλος, Hdt. ] "a fold", id=Hdt.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ἔπ-αυλις, -εως, ἡ
(αὐλή), [in LXX for חָצֵר, טִירָה, (l.with), etc. ;]
a dwelling, habitation: Act.1:20 (LXX).†
(AS)