Word study · Greek
thyra
door, gate
Say it: THOO-rah (approximate)
θύρα
What it means
A door or gate. Jesus says "I am the door of the sheep" (10:7, 10:9), picking up the picture of a sheepfold with one entrance. Elsewhere in the New Testament it is used of the door to the kingdom (Luke 13:25) and of Christ standing at the door (Revelation 3:20).
Range of meaning
- DoorAn entrance.
- GateA way in.
In John
- Chapter 10
"I am the door of the sheep" (10:1-9).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G2374 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources