noun · feminine
thuras
Strong’sG2374
a door, opportunity
stem thur-39 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
θύρα refers most directly to a physical door — the opening through which one enters a building, room, or tomb, or the barrier that closes it off 124. It covers both the opening itself and the physical means of closing it 2, and can also denote a gate 2. In this literal sense it is used of doors being shut, opened, or knocked upon, of the space just outside a door, and of the door of a tomb 1.
The word is also used figuratively for an opportunity or point of access 14. It describes Christ himself as the entrance for his flock and as the way into the kingdom, and is used of openings for preaching or spreading the gospel — a "door of faith," a "great door," a "door for the word," or a "door standing open" 1. It likewise describes something imminent, said to be "at the door(s)," and of Christ pictured as standing at a door and knocking 1. This broader, non-literal use fits the sense of the term covering things "literally or figuratively" 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect θύρη, ἡ, Ionic dialect genitive plural θυρέων Refs 7th c.BC+:— door, Refs 8th c.BC+: frequently in plural of double or folding doors, θ. δικλίδες Refs 8th c.BC+; ἡ δεξιὰ θ. the right valve, Refs; θ. μονόθυρος Refs; θύραι λίθιναι (including the framework) Refs; θύραι αὔλειαι, see at {αὔλειο; ἡ θ. ἡ εἰς τὸν κῆπον φέρονσα} Refs 4th c.BC+; rarely for πύλαι, gates, Refs 1st c.AD+; of the carceres in the Roman circus, barriers, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν θ. βαλανοῦν, μοχλοῦν, bar the door, Refs 5th c.BC+; θύραν κόπτειν, πατάσσειν, κρούειν, knock, rap at the door, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀράττειν, ἐπαράξαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν θ. ἀνοιγνύναι open it, see at {ἀνοίγνυμ; ὦσαι} push it open, Refs 5th c.BC+; μικρὸν ἐνδοῦναι open it a little, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπί or παρὰ Πριάμοιο θύρῃσι at Priam's door, i.e. before his dwelling, Refs 8th c.BC+; πυρετοῦ περὶ θύρας ὄντος being at the door, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 especially of kings and potentates, οἱ τῶν ἀρίστων Περσῶν παῖδες ἐπὶ ταῖς βασιλέως θύραις παιδεύονται are educated at court, Refs 5th c.BC+; γυνὴ φοιτῶσα ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας τοῦ βασιλέος, of a petitioner, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ ἐπὶ τὰς θ. φοιτήσεις dangling after the court, Refs 4th c.BC+; applied also to lovers, clients, disciples, etc., ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν (or τὰς θύρας) τινὸς βαδίζειν, ἰέναι, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
3 proverbial, γλώσσῃ θύραι οὐκ ἐπίκεινται Refs 6th c.BC+; οὐδέποτ᾽ ἴσχει θ., of admirers of the Demos, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ θύραις τὴν ὑδρίαν to break the pitcher at the very door, 'there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip', Refs 4th c.BC+; τίς ἂν θύρας ἁμάρτο; Refs 1st c.BC+; τὸ κατὰ θύραν τερπνόν vulgar pleasures, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ θυρῶν εὐθέως τῆς.. ἀκροάσεως at the very beginning, Refs 6th c.AD+
4 shutter of a window, τὰς θ. τὰς ἐπὶ τῶν θυρίδων Refs
5 plural, door of a chariot, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 plural, axle-trees, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 θύρη καταπακτή trap-door, Refs 5th c.BC+
8 frame of planks, raft, Refs; φραξάμενοι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν θύρῃσί τε καὶ ξύλοισι with hurdles and logs, Refs 5th c.BC+
9 in war, fenced works to obstruct landingparties, in plural, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II generally, entrance, as to a grotto, in plural, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 sluice-gate, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III metaphorically, senses, as the entrances to the soul, τὸ σῶμα πολλαῖς θυρίσι καὶ θύραις ἀνοίγοντες Refs 5th c.BC+ dhur-, cf. Latin foras, fores, ORefs 5th c.BC+ duru 'door', etc.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
39 occurrences, every one of them listed
thuras“door”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 25:10… eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.… to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Luke 11:7… Mē mi kopoin parechasōr; ēdē tas thuras kleiotē, kai teim paidieim mu meta …… answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children …
John 10:7“door”… legamō vi hoti mis amō tas thuras teiu probateiu.… I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
John 10:9“door”mis amō tas thuras; dia mu ean tinos eiserchateia sōziti …I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will …
1 Corinthians 16:9thuras gar mi anoigatē megas kai energas, …because a great door for effective work has opened to …
Revelation 4:1Meta houteim horama, kai idou thuras anoigorēntas en to ourano, kai tas …… this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the …
thuran“door”objectaccusative singular14×
Matthew 6:6… tem tameiem su kai kleiarantos tan thuran su proseuchesar to patro su to …… into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who …
Mark 1:33… holas tas polas episunagorēntas pros tan thuran.… the whole town gathered at the door.
Mark 2:2… mēketi chōrarō mēde teim pros tan thuran, kai lalate autoi ton logon.… more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to …
Mark 11:4“door”… aperchala kai heuriskala pōlon dorēnton pros thuran exō epi teu amfodeu, kai lualō …… they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
Mark 15:46… petrau, kai proskuliata lithon epi tan thuran teu mnēmeieu.… he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Luke 13:25… egeriteia tos oikodespotos kai apokleiateia tan thuran, kai archeveia exō stēarē kai krouarō …… house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and …
Luke 13:25… archeveia exō stēarē kai krouarō tan thuran legarōntois; Kurior, anoigasar ni; kai apokrinirantos …… knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply …
Acts 3:2… hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan thuran teu hiereu tan legorōntan Hōraian teu …… was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put …
Acts 12:13“door”krouarantou de autou tan thuran tou pulōnou proserchata paidiskas hupakouara onome …He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
Acts 14:27… autoiu kai hoti anoigata tei ethnei thuran pistiau.… and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Colossians 4:3… nu, hina tos theos anoigateia ni thuran tou logou, lalara tem mustēriem tou …… God may open to us a door for the word, so that we …
Revelation 3:8… teim ergeim idou dōamē enōpion su thuran anoigorēntan, han oudenos dunotō kleiara autan …… have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I …
Revelation 3:20idou stēamē epi tan thuran kai krouamō; ean tinos akouateia tau …Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My …
Revelation 3:20… tau fōnau mu kai anoigateia tan thuran, kai eiserchemi pros auton kai deipnami …… hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine …
thurau“door”of, belonging togenitive singular6×
Mark 16:3… apokuliati ni ton lithon ek tau thurau teu mnēmeieu?… roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
Luke 13:24Agōnizovōr eiserchara dia tau stenau thurau, hoti pollois, legamō vi, zētali eiserchara …… effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will …
John 10:1“door”… vi, tos mē eiserchorōntos dia tau thurau eis tan aulan teiu probateiu alla …… I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in …
John 10:2“door”tos de eiserchorōntos dia tau thurau poimenos atō teiu probateiu.But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Acts 12:6“door”… halusiai duo, fulakois tē pro tau thurau tērale tan fulakan.… 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… eis tem euangeliem tou Christou kai thurau mi anoigorēntau en kurio,… the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the …
thura“door”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 27:60… petra, kai proskuliarantos lithon megon ta thura teu mnēmeieu aperchata.… rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
John 18:16tos de Petros stēatelē pros ta thura exō. exerchata oun tos mathētos tos …But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known …
Acts 5:9… thaptarantoiu ton andron su epi ta thura kai ekferali sin.… buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out …
thurais“doors”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 16:26… teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim desmeim aniēkita.… the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came …
Acts 21:30“doors”… teu hiereu, kai eutheōs kleiila tais thurais.… out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
thurain“doors”objectaccusative plural2×
Acts 5:19… de kuriou dia nuktau anoigata tain thurain tau fulakau exagarantos tē autoin legata;… angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them …
Acts 16:27… tos desmofulaxos kai horarantos anoigorēntain tain thurain tau fulakau sperantos tan machairan mellate …… woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and …
thuraiu“doors”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
John 20:19… ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiorēntaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia …… the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews …
John 20:26… meta autoiu. erchotō tos Iēsus taiu thuraiu kleiorēntaiu, kai stēata eis tem mesem …… were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them …
Acts 5:23… kai toin fulakoin stēarēntoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigarantois de esō oudenon heuriskana.… with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we …
James 5:9… kriniveia; idou tos kritos pro taiu thuraiu stēatē.… the Judge is standing at the door!
thurai“door”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 24:33… houteim, gnōskavō hoti engus atō epi thurai.… He is near, right at the door.
Mark 13:29… genorōnteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō epi thurai.… He is near, right at the door.