Thuroros denotes a person stationed at an entrance, opening it, admitting someone, or being told to watch.

The term identifies an attendant at an entrance: one opens for the sheep in John 10:3, one is addressed to admit Peter in John 18:16, and one is commanded to keep watch in Mark 13:34. John 18:17 identifies the entrance attendant as a maidservant.

1. Entrance attendant who opens, admits, or watches · dominant

   In John 10:3, the nominative masculine form names the person who opens as the sheep hear the voice and are led out; the APB renders the clause "the gatekeeper opens." In John 18:16, the dative feminine form is the person spoken to before Peter is brought in, while John 18:17 identifies that attendant as a maidservant questioning Peter. In Mark 13:34, the dative masculine form names the person commanded to keep watch.

   John 10:3John 18:16John 18:17Mark 13:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB uses "gatekeeper" for the entrance attendant, including the maidservant in John 18:17. Its wording confirms the verse-level scene rather than establishing a separate lexical nuance.