This noun means street, public way, or urban thoroughfare. In Mark 11:4, the disciples found the colt 'outside in the street' at a door. Classical Greek used it for streets or blocks of houses, also meaning a quarter or ward of a city. The multilingual glosses (Spanish 'calle', French 'carrefour', German 'Strasse') identify public thoroughfares. Mark's geographical precision locates the colt in the open street rather than private courtyard, explaining why bystanders questioned the disciples' action when they untied it.