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Lexicon :: Strong's G2374 - thyra

Aa
θύρα
Transliteration
thyra (Key)
Pronunciation
thoo'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word [cf "door"]
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:173,340

Strong’s Definitions

θύρα thýra, thoo'-rah; apparently a primary word (compare "door"); a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively):—door, gate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G2374 in the following manner: door (38x), gate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G2374 in the following manner: door (38x), gate (1x).

  1. a door

    1. the vestibule

    2. used of any opening like a door, an entrance, way or passage into

    3. in a parable or metaphor

      1. the door through which sheep go in and out, the name of him who brings salvation to those who follow his guidance

      2. "an open door" is used of the opportunity of doing something

      3. the door of the kingdom of heaven (likened to a palace) denotes the conditions which must be complied with in order to be received into the kingdom of God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θύρα thýra, thoo'-rah; apparently a primary word (compare "door"); a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively):—door, gate.
STRONGS G2374:
θύρα, θύρας, ἡ (from θύω to rush in, properly, that through which a rush is made; hence, German Thür (English door; Curtius, § 319)) (from Homer down), the Sept. for דֶּלֶת and פֶּתַח, sometimes also for שַׁעַר; a (house) door; (in plural equivalent to Latin fores, folding doors; cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 24 (21); cf. πύλη);
a. properly: κλείειν, etc. τήν θύραν, Matthew 6:6; Luke 13:25; passive, Matthew 25:10; Luke 11:7; John 20:19, 26; Acts 21:30; ἀνοίγειν, Acts 5:19; passive Acts 16:26f; κρούειν, Acts 12:13; διά τῆς θυρης, John 10:1f; πρός τήν θύραν, Mark 1:33; Mark 11:4 (Tr WH omit τήν; cf. Winer's Grammar, 123 (116)); Acts 3:2; τά πρός τήν θύραν the vestibule (so Buttmann, § 125, 9; others the space or parts at (near) the door), Mark 2:2; πρός τῇ θύρα John 18:16; ἐπί τῇ θύρα, Acts 5:9; πρό τῆς θύρας, Acts 12:6; ἐπί τῶν θυρῶν, Acts 5:23 (R G πρό).
b. θύρα is used of any opening like a door, an entrance, way or passage into: ἡ θύρα τοῦ μνημείου, of the tomb, Matthew 27:60; Matthew 28:2 R G; Mark 15:46; Mark 16:3, (Homer, Odyssey 9, 243; 12, 256; others).
c. in parable and metaphorically, we find
α. ἡ θύρα τῶν προβάτων, the door through which the sheep go out and in, the name of him who brings salvation to those who follow his guidance, John 10:7, 9; cf. Christ. From Fritzsche in Fritzschiorum opuscc., p. 20ff; (in Ignatius ad Philad. 9 [ET] Christ is called ἡ θύρα τοῦ πατρός, δἰ ἧς ἐισερχονται Ἀβραάμ... καί οἱ προφῆται; cf. Harnack on Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 48, 3f [ET]).
β. 'an open door' is used of the opportunity of doing something: τῆς πίστεως, of getting faith, Acts 14:27; open to a teacher, i. e. the opportunity of teaching others, 2 Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3; by a bold combination of metaphor and literal language, the phrase θύρα μεγάλη καί ἐνεργής (A. V. a great door and effectual) is used of a large opportunity of teaching a great multitude the way of salvation, and one encouraging the hope of the most successful results: 1 Corinthians 16:9.
γ. the door of the kingdom of heaven (likened to a palace) denotes the conditions which must be complied with in order to be received into the kingdom of God: Luke 13:24 (for Rec. πύλης); power of entering, access into, God's eternal kingdom, Revelation 3:8 cf. Revelation 3:7 (but others besides; add here Revelation 4:1).
δ. he whose advent is just at hand is said ἐπί θύραις εἶναι, Matthew 24:33; Mark 13:29, and πρό θυρῶν ἑστηκεναι, James 5:9.
ε. ἑστηκώς ἐπί τήν θύραν καί κρούων is said of Christ seeking entrance into souls, and they who comply with his entreaty are said ἀνοίγειν τήν θύραν, Revelation 3:20.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:6; 24:33; 25:10; 27:60; 28:2
Mark
1:33; 2:2; 11:4; 13:29; 15:46; 16:3
Luke
11:7; 13:24; 13:25
John
10:1; 10:7; 10:9; 18:16; 20:19; 20:26
Acts
3:2; 5:9; 5:19; 5:23; 12:6; 12:13; 14:27; 16:26; 21:30
1 Corinthians
16:9
2 Corinthians
2:12
Colossians
4:3
James
5:9
Revelation
3:7; 3:8; 3:20; 4:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2374 matches the Greek θύρα (thyra),
which occurs 39 times in 37 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:6 - But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:33 - So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:10 - And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 - and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:33 - And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:2 - And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:4 - And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:29 - So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - And Joseph[fn] bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:3 - And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:7 - and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:1 - “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:2 - But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:7 - So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:9 - I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:16 - but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:19 - On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,[fn] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:26 - Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:9 - But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:13 - And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:9 - for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 - When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:9 - Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8 - “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:20 - Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:1 - After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
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