θύρα in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) a door
1a) the vestibule
1b) used of any opening like a door, an entrance, way or passage into
1c) in a parable or metaphor
1c1) the door through which sheep go in and out, the name of him who brings salvation to those who follow his guidance
1c2) "an open door" is used of the opportunity of doing something
1c3) 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
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 3:173, 340

Strong

G2374
Apparently a primary word (compare "door"); a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively): - door, gate.

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
b entrance7.39
a door7.49
(ἐπὶ θύραις) soon67.58
(πρὸ θυρῶν) soon67.58
(ἀνοίγω θύραν) make possible71.9

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBL (also Westcott and Hort; Tischendorf; Byzantine)

6
3
2
2
14
6
2
4
Total39

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