Gatekeeper
θυρωρόςStrong’s G2377thurōros
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thurōros is the Greek word usually translated “doorkeeper”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.”
Meaning
Usually translated “doorkeeper”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- doorkeeper 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 10:3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
- John 18:16But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
- John 18:17Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.
Greek dictionary
θυρωρός thurōros · gatekeeper
θυρωρός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (θύρα, + οὖρος, a guardian) [in LXX: 4Ki.7:11 (שׁוֹעֵר), Eze.44:11 (פְּקֻדָּה), 2Ki.4:6 4:1 II Est.7:1-28 * ;] a door-keeper, porter: ὁ, Mrk.13:34, Jhn.10:3; ἡ, Jhn.18:16-17† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “doorkeeper” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOOR-KEEPER, noun
A porter; one who guards the entrance of a house or apartment.
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.