door

Greek Noun Female

θύρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, also for דַּל, דֶּלֶת, etc;] a door: κλείειν (ἀποκ-) τὴν θ, Mat.6:6, Luk.13:25; pass, Mat.25:10, Luk.11:7, Jhn.20:19, 26, Act.21:30; ἀνοίγειν, Act.5:19; pass, Act.16:26-27; κρούειν, Act.12:13; διὰ τῆς θ, Jhn.10:1-2; πρὸς τὴν θ, Mrk.1:33 11:4 (WH om. τήν), Act.3:2; τὰ πρὸς τὴν θ, the space by the door, Mrk.2:2; πρὸς τῇ θ, Jhn.18:16; ἐπὶ τῇ θ, Act.5:9; πρὸ τῆς θ, Act.12:6; ἐπὶ τῶν θ, Act.5:23; ἡ θ. τ. μνημείου, Mat.27:60, Mrk.15:46 16:3. Metaphorical, of Christ, ἡ θ. τ. προβάτων, Jhn.10:7, 9; of the Kingdom of Heaven, Luk.13:24; of opportunities, θ. πίστεως, Act.14:27; θ. μεγάλη, 1Co.16:9; θ. τ. λόγου, Col.4:3; θ. ἀνεῳγμένη (ἠνεῳγ-), 2Co.2:12, Rev.3:8 4:1; of Christ, ἑστηκὼς ἐπὶ τὴν θ. καὶ κρούων, Rev.3:20; of his second coming, ἐπὶ θύραις εἶναι, Mat.24:33, Mrk.13:29; πρὸ θυρῶν ἑστηκέναι, Jas.5:9. (AS)

door

Greek Noun Female

θύρα [ῠ], Ionic dialect θύρη, ἡ, Ionic dialect genitive plural θυρέων [Refs 7th c.BC+]:— door, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in plural of double or folding doors, θ. δικλίδες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ δεξιὰ θ. the right valve, [Refs]; θ. μονόθυρος [Refs]; θύραι λίθιναι (including the framework) [Refs]; θύραι αὔλειαι, see at {αὔλειο; ἡ θ. ἡ εἰς τὸν κῆπον φέρονσα} [Refs 4th c.BC+]; rarely for πύλαι, gates, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of the carceres in the Roman circus, barriers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν θ. βαλανοῦν, μοχλοῦν, bar the door, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θύραν κόπτειν, πατάσσειν, κρούειν, knock, rap at the door, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀράττειν, ἐπαράξαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν θ. ἀνοιγνύναι open it, see at {ἀνοίγνυμ; ὦσαι} push it open, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μικρὸν ἐνδοῦναι open it a little, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπί or παρὰ Πριάμοιο θύρῃσι at Priam's door, i.e. before his dwelling, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πυρετοῦ περὶ θύρας ὄντος being at the door, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2) especially of kings and potentates, οἱ τῶν ἀρίστων Περσῶν παῖδες ἐπὶ ταῖς βασιλέως θύραις παιδεύονται are educated at court, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γυνὴ φοιτῶσα ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας τοῦ βασιλέος, of a petitioner, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ ἐπὶ τὰς θ. φοιτήσεις dangling after the court, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; applied also to lovers, clients, disciples, etc, ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν (or τὰς θύρας) τινὸς βαδίζειν, ἰέναι, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) proverbial, γλώσσῃ θύραι οὐκ ἐπίκεινται [Refs 6th c.BC+]; οὐδέποτ᾽ ἴσχει θ, of admirers of the Demos, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ θύραις τὴν ὑδρίαν to break the pitcher at the very door, 'there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip', [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τίς ἂν θύρας ἁμάρτο; [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ κατὰ θύραν τερπνόν vulgar pleasures, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ θυρῶν εὐθέως τῆς. ἀκροάσεως at the very beginning, [Refs 6th c.AD+] 4) shutter of a window, τὰς θ. τὰς ἐπὶ τῶν θυρίδων [Refs] 5) plural, door of a chariot, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) plural, axle-trees, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 7) θύρη καταπακτή trap-door, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 8) frame of planks, raft, [Refs]; φραξάμενοι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν θύρῃσί τε καὶ ξύλοισι with hurdles and logs, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 9) in war, fenced works to obstruct landingparties, in plural, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) generally, entrance, as to a grotto, in plural, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) sluice-gate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] III) metaphorically, senses, as the entrances to the soul, τὸ σῶμα πολλαῖς θυρίσι καὶ θύραις ἀνοίγοντες [Refs 5th c.BC+] dhur-, cf. Latin foras, fores, O[Refs 5th c.BC+] duru 'door', etc.)

Greek

Noun Feminine

a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively); door, gate; apparently a primary word (compare "door")