aule denotes an enclosed court or precinct, including a sheep enclosure and the area around official or temple buildings.

The attested use chiefly denotes a courtyard or enclosed precinct associated with a high priest, soldiers, a private owner, or the temple. In two passages it identifies the enclosure belonging to sheep, while the same spatial notion remains visible in the clauses.

1. Courtyard or enclosed precinct · dominant

   This use names the setting in which people gather, sit, guard possessions, or are led inside. In Mark 15:16 the APB renders the clause "inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium," while Luke 22:55 places a fire and those sitting together "in the midst of the courtyard"; Revelation 11:2 identifies a courtyard outside the temple.

   John 18:15Luke 11:21Luke 22:55Mark 15:16Matthew 26:3Revelation 11:2
2. Enclosure for sheep · occasional

   In John 10:1, the accusative singular form occurs as the destination entered through a door, contrasted with ascending from elsewhere. John 10:16 speaks of other sheep not from this enclosure; the APB renders both clauses with "sheep courtyard" or "courtyard."

   John 10:1John 10:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the location as "courtyard," including a "sheep courtyard" in John 10:1 and John 10:16. In Matthew 26:58 it instead says "palace of the high priest"; This variation should be read as a rendering of the verse's setting rather than a separate definition.