praitōrion is an official compound or courtyard associated with custody, interrogation, soldiers, and public notice.

The attested use denotes an official compound or courtyard: Jesus is brought into it, Pilate enters it to question him, soldiers gather there, and a prisoner is kept there; Philippians 1:13 also speaks of news becoming known throughout it.

1. Official compound or courtyard · dominant

   In John 18:28 the APB renders Jesus being brought “into the praetorium,” while John 18:33 and John 19:9 render Pilate entering it again to speak with Jesus. Matthew 27:27 and Mark 15:16 place soldiers and the whole band there, and Acts 23:35 renders a prisoner being kept in Herod's praetorium. Philippians 1:13 presents it as the setting throughout which the speaker's chains become known.

   Acts 23:35John 18:28John 18:33John 19:9Mark 15:16Matthew 27:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently uses “praetorium” in the supplied verses, once explaining it as “the courtyard.” Its surrounding descriptions of entry, custody, and public knowledge confirm the setting without assigning every English phrase directly to the noun.