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θύρα
thýra · Greek · Strong's G2374 · 39 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “door”
What it means
a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
apparently a primary word (compare "door");
How the KJV renders it
door, gate
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“door”
Questions this word decides
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Is Jesus the only way to salvation?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
39 occurrences in the Greek text, first 37 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 16:9 N-NSF2 Corinthians 2:12 N-GSFActs 3:2 N-ASFActs 5:9 N-DSFActs 5:19 N-APFActs 5:23 N-GPFActs 12:6 N-GSFActs 12:13 N-ASFActs 14:27 N-ASFActs 16:26 N-NPFActs 16:27 N-APFActs 21:30 N-NPFColossians 4:3 N-ASFJames 5:9 N-GPFJohn 10:1 N-GSFJohn 10:2 N-GSFJohn 10:7 N-NSFJohn 10:9 N-NSFJohn 18:16 N-DSFJohn 20:19 N-GPFJohn 20:26 N-GPFLuke 11:7 N-NSFLuke 13:24 N-GSFLuke 13:25 N-ASFMatthew 6:6 N-ASFMatthew 24:33 N-DPFMatthew 25:10 N-NSFMatthew 27:60 N-DSFMark 1:33 N-ASFMark 2:2 N-ASFMark 11:4 N-ASFMark 13:29 N-DPFMark 15:46 N-ASFMark 16:3 N-GSFRevelation 3:8 N-ASFRevelation 3:20 N-ASFRevelation 4:1 N-NSF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.