door
thura denotes an entrance or barrier that may be opened or shut, and can mark access or an available opportunity.
The term most often identifies a physical entrance or barrier at a house, prison, tomb, sacred place, or similar location, especially where people stand, enter, knock, open it, or shut it. It also marks access in figurative sayings and descriptions, including entry through a narrow way, and it can describe an opening for faith, speech, or other activity.
Senses in use
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Physical entrance or closing barrier · dominant
The singular and plural forms identify actual entrances and barriers: in Acts 5:19 the APB renders an angel opening the prison doors, while Acts 16:26 describes all the prison doors opening after the earthquake. In Matthew 27:60 and Mark 15:46, a stone is rolled against the entrance of a tomb; John 18:16 places Peter outside at it, and Matthew 6:6 has a person close it before praying.
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Figurative point of entry or access · common
In John 10:1 and John 10:2, entering through the door distinguishes the shepherd's entry into the sheep courtyard from climbing in elsewhere. John 10:7 and John 10:9 use the nominative singular in Jesus' statements, and the latter clause connects entering through him with going in and out and finding pasture. Luke 13:24 and Luke 13:25 portray entry through a narrow entrance and people left outside after it is shut.
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An opening for faith or speech · occasional
Several clauses use an opened entrance to describe an available opening: Acts 14:27 reports that God had opened one for faith to the Gentiles, and Colossians 4:3 asks that God open one for speaking the mystery of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 16:9 the APB renders a great and effective opening alongside many opponents, while 2 Corinthians 2:12 places an opened one in connection with the gospel of Christ.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “door” or “doors” in clauses about entering, standing outside, knocking, opening, and shutting. In clauses concerning faith, speech, and activity, it retains the entrance image.