Door
θύραStrong’s G2374thura
Appears in 38 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thura is the Greek word usually translated “door”, “doors” and “gate”. It appears in 38 verses of the New Testament.
“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”
Meaning
Usually translated “door”, “doors” and “gate”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- door 23
- doors 10
- a door 6
- gate 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 10
- John 7
- Mark 6
- Matthew 5
- Luke 3
- Revelation 3
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
- Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
- Matthew 27:60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
- Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
- Mark 1:33And all the city was gathered together at the door.
- Mark 2:2And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
Greek dictionary
θύρα thura · door
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 opportunit …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “door” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOOR, noun
[G., Gr.]
- An opening or passage into a house, or other building, or into any room, apartment or closet, by which persons enter.
- The frame of boards, or any piece of board or plank that shuts the opening of a house or closes the entrance into an apartment or any inclosure, and usually turning on hinges.
- In familiar language, a house; often in the plural, doors.
- Entrance; as the door of life.
All definitions
- Avenue; passage; means of approach or access.“I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved” John 10:9“A door was opened to me of the Lord” 2 Corinthians 2:12
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.