αὐλίζομαι

αὐλίζομαι — aulízomai

αὐλίζομαι: deponent; imperfect ηὐλιζόμην; 1 aorist ηὐλίσθην (Veitch, under the word; Buttmann, 51 (44); Winer's Grammar, § 39, 2); (αὐλή); in the Sept. mostly for לוּן;

1. properly, to lodge in the courtyard especially at night; of flocks and shepherds.

2. to pass the night in the open air, bivouac.

3. universally, to pass the night, lodge: so Mat 21:17; Luk 21:37 (ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τό ὄρος, going out to pass the night he retired to the mountain; cf. Buttmann, § 147, 15). (In Greek writings from Homer down.)