noun · feminine
thuras
Greekθύρα (thura)
Strong’sG2374
a door, opportunity
stem thur-39 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θύρα, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for פֶּתַח, also for דַּל, דֶּלֶת, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2374 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthoo'-rah
a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
Fromapparently a primary word (compare "door");
King Jamesdoor, gate.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | thuras6×θύρα | thurais2×θύραι |
| object accusative | thuran14×θύραν | thurain2×θύρας |
| direct address vocative | thurar | thurair |
| of, belonging to genitive | thurau6×θύρας | thuraiu4×θυρῶν |
| to, for dative | thura3×θύρᾳ | thurai2×θύραις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
thura is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
39 occurrences, every one of them listed
thuras“door”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 25:10“door”apercherōtaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais eiserchala meta autou eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Luke 11:7“door”kakeinos esōthen apokriniratos legateia; Mē mi kopoin parechasōr; ēdē tas thuras kleiitē, kai teim paidieim mu meta mu eis tan koitan alō; ouk dunemō anistanaratos dōara si.And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
John 10:7“door”Legata oun palin autoi tos Iēsus; Amēn amēn legamō vi hoti mis amō tas thuras teiu probateiu.So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
John 10:9“door”mis amō tas thuras; dia mu ean tinos eiserchateia sōziti kai eisercheti kai exercheti kai noman heuriskati.I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
1 Corinthians 16:9“door”thuras gar mi anoigatē megas kai energas, kai antikeierōtois pollois.because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
Revelation 4:1“door”Meta houteim horama, kai idou thuras anoigirētas en to ourano, kai tas fōnas tas prōtas han akouama hōs salpinxau lalarōtau meta mu, legarōtos; Anabainasar hōde, kai deiknuami si heim datō ginera. meta houteimAfter this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
thuran“door”objectaccusative singular14×
Matthew 6:6“door”sis de hotan proseucheseiō, eiserchasar eis tem tameiem su kai kleiaratos tan thuran su proseuchesar to patēro su to en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Mark 1:33“door”kai ate holas tas politas episunagirētas pros tan thuran.and the whole town gathered at the door.
Mark 2:2“door”kai sunagila pollois hōste mēketi chōrarō mēde teim pros tan thuran, kai lalate autoi ton logon.they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
Mark 11:4“door”kai aperchala kai heuriskala pōlon dirēton pros thuran exō epi teu amfodeu, kai lualō auton.So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
Mark 15:46“entrance”kai agorazaratos sindōnan kathairaratos auton eneilata ta sindōna kai tithata auton en mnēmeie hem ate latomirētem ek petrau, kai proskuliata lithon epi tan thuran teu mnēmeieu.So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Luke 13:25“door”apo hou an egeiriteia tos oikodespotos kai apokleiateia tan thuran, kai archeveia exō histanarē kai krouarō tan thuran legarōtois; Kurior, anoigasar ni; kai apokriniratos legati vi; Ouk oidamē vin pothen avō.After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
Luke 13:25“door”apo hou an egeiriteia tos oikodespotos kai apokleiateia tan thuran, kai archeveia exō histanarē kai krouarō tan thuran legarōtois; Kurior, anoigasar ni; kai apokriniratos legati vi; Ouk oidamē vin pothen avō.After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
Acts 3:2“gate”kai tinos anēros chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou huparcharōtos bastazite, hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan thuran teu hiereu tan legirōtan Hōraian teu aitarō eleēmosunan para toiu eisporeuerōtoiu eis tem hierem,And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Acts 12:13“door”krouaratou de autou tan thuran tou pulōnou proserchata paidiskas hupakouara onome Rodas,He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
Acts 14:27“door”paragineratois de kai sunagaratois tan ekklēsan anangellale hoseim poiata tos theos meta autoiu kai hoti anoigata tei ethnei thuran pistiau.When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Colossians 4:3“door”proseucherōtois hama kai peri nu, hina tos theos anoigateia ni thuran tou logou, lalara tem mustēriem tou Christou, dia hem kai dimē,as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Revelation 3:8“door”Oidamē su teim ergeim idou dōamē enōpion su thuran anoigirētan, han oudenos dunetō kleiara autan hoti mikran echasō dunamian, kai tērasa mu ton logon, kai ouk arnesa tem onomem mu.I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
Revelation 3:20“door”idou histanamē epi tan thuran kai krouamō; ean tinos akouateia tau fōnau mu kai anoigateia tan thuran, kai eiserchemi pros auton kai deipnami meta autou kai autos meta mu.Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20“door”idou histanamē epi tan thuran kai krouamō; ean tinos akouateia tau fōnau mu kai anoigateia tan thuran, kai eiserchemi pros auton kai deipnami meta autou kai autos meta mu.Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
thurau“door”of, belonging togenitive singular6×
Mark 16:3“entrance”kai legale pros heautain; Tinos apokuliati ni ton lithon ek tau thurau teu mnēmeieu?They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
Luke 13:24“door”Agōnizevōr eiserchara dia tau stenau thurau, hoti pollois, legamō vi, zētali eiserchara kai ouk ischuali,“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
John 10:1“door”Amēn amēn legamō vi, tos mē eisercherōtos dia tau thurau eis tan aulan teiu probateiu alla anabainarōtos allachothen ekeinos kleptos atō kai lēstos;“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
John 10:2“door”tos de eisercherōtos dia tau thurau poimēnos atō teiu probateiu.But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Acts 12:6“door”Hote de mellate proagara auton tos Hērōdos, ta nuxa ekeina ate tos Petros koimerōtos metaxu duo stratiōtoiu dirētos halusiai duo, fulaxois tē pro tau thurau tērale tan fulakan.On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
2 Corinthians 2:12“door”Ercharatos de eis tan Trōadan eis tem euangeliem tou Christou kai thurau mi anoigirētau en kurio,Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
thura“door”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 27:60“entrance”kai tithata autem en te kaine autou mnēmeie hem latomata en ta petra, kai proskuliaratos lithon megon ta thura teu mnēmeieu aperchata.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
John 18:16“door”tos de Petros histanatelē pros ta thura exō. exerchata oun tos mathētos tos allos tos gnōstos tou archierevou kai legata ta thurōra kai eisagata ton Petron.But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
Acts 5:9“door”tos de Petros pros autan; Tinem hoti sumfōnita vi peirazara tem pneumem kuriou? idou tois podois toiu thaptaratoiu ton anēron su epi ta thura kai ekferali sin.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
thurais“doors”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 16:26“doors”afnōs de seismos gineta megos hōste saleuira teim themelieim teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim desmeim aniēkita.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
Acts 21:30“doors”kinita tē tas politas holas kai gineta sundromas tou laou, kai epilamberatois tou Paulou helkale auton exō teu hiereu, kai eutheōs kleiila tais thurais.The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
thurain“doors”objectaccusative plural2×
Acts 5:19“doors”angelos de kuriou dia nuxau anoigata tain thurain tau fulakau exagaratos tē autoin legata;But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Acts 16:27“doors”exupnos de gineratos tos desmofulaxos kai horaratos anoigirētain tain thurain tau fulakau speratos tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōtos ekfeugarē toin desmioin.When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
thuraiu“doors”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
John 20:19“doors”Arōtau oun opsēau ta hēmera ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, erchata tos Iēsus kai histanata eis tem mesem, kai legatō autoi; Eirēnas vi.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
John 20:26“doors”Kai meta hēmerain oktō palin ale esō tois mathētois autou kai Thōmaos meta autoiu. erchetō tos Iēsus taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu, kai histanata eis tem mesem kai legata; Eirēnas vi.Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
Acts 5:23“doors”legarōtois hoti Tem desmōtēriem heuriskana kleiirētem en panta asfaleia kai toin fulaxoin histanarētoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigaratois de esō oudenon heuriskana.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
James 5:9“door”mē stenazavōr, adelfoir, kata allēloiu, hina mē kriniveia; idou tos kritos pro taiu thuraiu histanatē.Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
thurai“door”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 24:33“door”houtōs kai vis, hotan horaveia panteim houteim, gnōskavō hoti engus atō epi thurai.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Mark 13:29“door”houtōs kai vis, hotan horaveia houteim ginerōteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō epi thurai.So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.