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Lexicon :: Strong's G2374 - thyra

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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"]
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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 15 times in 14 verses in 'Jdg' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:23 - Then Ehud went out into the porch[fn] and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:24 - When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20 - And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:35 - And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:40 - And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52 - And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:31 - then whatever[fn] comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the LORD’s, and I will offer it[fn] up for a burnt offering.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3 - But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:16 - Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17 - And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:22 - As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26 - And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
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