the door

θύρα, ας, ἡ (Hom.+) ‘door’. As is oft. the case in earlier lit. (e.g. Il. and Od. passim), the pl. can be used of one door (Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 1, 3 Jac.; Philo, Ebr. 49; cp. Jos., C. Ap. 2, 119.—B-D-F §141, 4; Rob. 408).

① door

ⓐ of habitable quarters ἀνοίγειν open the door (LXX; JosAs 10:9; Jos., Vi. 246) Ac 5:19; B 16:9. Pass. Ac 16:26f (Achilles Tat. 7, 13, 1 Λευκίππη τὰς θύρας ἀνεῳγμένας ὁρῶσα). (ἀπο)κλείειν shut Mt 6:6; Lk 13:25a. Pass (LXX; JosAs 10:6; 14:5; Jos., Ant. 18, 74) Mt 25:10; Lk 11:7; J 20:19, 26; Ac 21:30; κρούειν τὴν θ. knock at the door 12:13; Lk 13:25b; also πρὸς τὴν θ. GJs 12:2; ἔδραμεν πρὸς τήν θ. ibid. διὰ τῆς θ. J 10:1f. ἐπὶ τ. θυρῶν before the door(s) Ac 5:23. Also ἐπὶ θύραις (LXX; Aesop, Fab. 466 P.; Jos., Ant. 17, 90. Also with art.: Clearchus, Fgm. 24 p. 17, 21; Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 93 §385) 1 Cl 39:9 (Job 5:4); ἐπὶ τῇ θ. Ac 5:9. πρὸ τῆς θύρας 12:6 (schol. on Nicander, Ther. 860 πρὸ τ. θυρῶν); so also JosAs 5:1. πρὸς (τὴν) θ. at the door (Hegesippus Com. [III B.C.] 1, 24 K.) Mk 1:33; 11:4; τὰ πρὸς τὴν θ. the place near the door 2:2 (TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 6 [Stone p. 14]). πρὸς τῇ θ. ἔξω outside the door J 18:16 (cp. Lucian, Herm. 7, 7 ὁ παρὰ τὴν θύραν ἔξω ἑστώς).—θ. τοῦ πύργου Hv 3, 9, 6.—On the θύρα ὡραία Ac 3:2 s. ὡραῖος 2.—1 Cl 43:3 v.l.

ⓑ fig. (Maximus Tyr. 19, 5d ὁ ἔρως ἔστη ἐπὶ θύραις τ. ψυχῆς; Iambl., Myst. 10, 5 [Herm. Wr. IV p. 39, 5ff Sc.] ἡ ἱερατικὴ δόσις καλεῖται ‘θύρα πρὸς θεόν’).

α. ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἐπὶ θύραις he is near, at your very door (cp. X., An. 6, 5, 23; Just., D 32, 3) Mt 24:33; Mk 13:29. Also πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἕστηκεν Js 5:9; cp. also Ac 5:9. ἕστηκα ἐπὶ τ. θύραν καὶ κρούω Rv 3:20a; s. also vs. 20b.

β. of the door to the kgdm. of heaven: εἰσελθεῖν διὰ τῆς στενῆς θύρας come in through the narrow door Lk 13:24. Perh. the same door is meant in δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην Rv 3:8. But here sense

γ. is also prob., acc. to which the opening of the door represents something made possible or feasible: θύρα μοι ἀνέῳγεν μεγάλη 1 Cor 16:9 (HNie, Vox Theologica 10, ’40, 185–92); cp. 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3. Sim. ὁ θεὸς … ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως Ac 14:27 (πίστις 2dα).

② a passage for entering a structure, entrance, doorway, gate

ⓐ of the door-like opening of a cave-tomb (cp. Od. 9, 243; SEG VIII, 200, 3 [I A.D., Jerus.]) ἡ θ. τοῦ μνημείου Mt 27:60; Mk 15:46; 16:3. θ. τοῦ μνήματος GPt 8:32; cp. 9:37; 12:53f.—The firm vault of heaven has a ‘door’ (cp. Ps 77:23), which opens to admit favored ones Rv 4:1 (difft., GRinaldi, CBQ 25, ’63, 336–47).

ⓑ In John Jesus calls himself ἡ θύρα J 10:9, thus portraying himself as an opening that permits passage: the gate for the sheep; ἡ θύρα (ὁ ποιμήν P⁷⁵ et al.) τῶν προβάτων vs. 7, however, has the sense which is prominent in the context, the gate to the sheep (s. Hdb. ad loc.; EFascher, Ich bin d. Thür! Deutsche Theologie ’42, 34–57; 118–33).—Jesus as the θύρα τοῦ πατρός the door to the Father IPhld 9:1.—B. 466. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW.

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `door, doorleaf', mostly in plur. `gate' (Il.; cf. Schwyzer-Debrunner 44).

Other forms: Ion. θύρη

Dialectal forms: Myc. opiturajo \/opithuraiōi\/ `door-keeper'

Compounds: Several compp., e. g. θυρᾰ-ωρός (Χ 69), θυρ-ωρός, - ουρός (Sapph.) `doorwaiter' (cf. on ὁράω and Schwyzer 438), as 2. member with thematic anlargement, e. g. πρό-θυρ-ον `place before the gatee, forecourt' (Il.).

Derivatives: Diminut.: θύριον (Att.) and θυρίδιον (Gp.), θυρίς f. `window(opening)' (IA) with θυριδεύς `window-frame' (Delos III^a; cf. the names in - εύς in Chantraine Formation 128), θυριδόω `provide with a window' (pap.) with θυριδωτός (inscr.). Further θυρεός m. `door-stone' (ι 240, 313), name of a long shield = Lat. scutum (hell.; on the formation Chantraine 51; also Schwyzer 468 and Hermann Sprachwiss. Komm. zu ι 240, but hardly with Bechtel Vocalcontr. 154 from the consonantstem in θύρ-δα) with θυρεόω `cover with a shield' (Aq.); θύρετρα pl. `door(-casing)' (ep.; Schwyzer 532, Chantraine 332) with θυρετρικός (Chios); θύρωμα, often in plur. - ώματα `doorway' (IA; not with Schwyzer 523 from θυρόω, cf. Chantraine 187); θυρών, - ῶνος m. `hall, antechamber' (S.). Adj. θυραῖος, Aeol. θύραος `belonging to the door, standing before the door, outside, foreign' (trag., hell.). Denomin. verb θυρόω `provide with doors' (Att.) wiht θύρωσις (Epid.), θυρωτός (Babr.). θυραυλέω `sleep before the door' from a compound with αὐλή. *θυράγματα ἀφοδεύματα H. (in wrong position), as from θυράζω.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [278] * dʰuer- `door'

Etymology: From θύρ-δα ἔξω. Άρκάδες H. and θύσθεν for *θύρ-σθεν = θύρα-θεν (Tegea; on the formation Schwyzer 628), perhaps also from θύραζε `out (of the door)' (if for *θύρᾰς δε; Schwyzer 625 w. n. 1) one reconstructs a consonant-stem, IE * dhur-, which is often attested in other languages: Germ., e. g. OHG turi = Tür (prop. plur.), from IE *dhúr-es; Balt., e. g. Lith. acc. pl. dur-ìs, gen. dùr-ų̃, Skt. acc. pl. dúr-aḥ (IE *dhúr-n̥s; on the anlaut. d- for dh- cf. Mayrhofer KEWA 2, 83). The consonant -stem is often replaced by innovations, notably by an i-stem in Lith. nom. pl. dùr-y-s, gen. dùr-i-ų̄, by an o-stem in Goth. daúr n. = NHG Tor etc., by an n-stem in Arm. dur-n, by an ā-stem as in θύραι, also in Arm. gen. dat. abl. pl. dr-a-c̣, instr. dr-a-w-k`. - Beside zero-grade * dhur- full-grade *dhu̯er-, *dhu̯or-, e. g. Skt. nom. pl. dvā́r-aḥ, acc. dúr-aḥ (s. above), which were often generalized as in Lat. for-ēs, Toch. B twere; with enlargements, e. g. Skt. dvā́r-a-m, OCS dvor-ъ `court', Lat. for-īs `outside', for-ās `(towards) outside'. A zero grade *dhu̯r̥- has been supposed in θαιρός `pivot of a door', but is doubtful (s. v.). - The thematic enlargement of πρό-θυρ-ον also e. g. in Skt. śatá-dur-a- `with hundred doors' (Sommer Nominalkomp. 131). - Details in Pok. 278f., W.-Hofmann s. foris, Ernout-Meillet s. forēs, Mayrhofer Wb. 2, 83f., Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. dùrys, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. dverь. Cf. Benveniste, Institutions I 311ff.

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θύρα [pron. full] [ῠ], [dialect] Ion. [full] θύρη, ἡ, [dialect] Ion. gen. pl.

A

θυρέων Archil.127

, Hdt.1.9:— door, Il.24.317, etc.: freq. in pl. of double or folding doors,

θ. δικλίδες Od.17.267

;

θ. φαειναί 6.19

, al.;

θυρῶν ζεῦγος καινῶν IG12.313.123

, cf. 4.1488.25(Epid.); ἡ δεξιὰ θ. the right valve, ib.22.1457.16; θ. μονόθυρος ib.1627.418; θύραι λίθιναι (including the framework) ib. 12.372.195; θύραι αὔλειαι, v. αὔλειος; ἡ θ. ἡ εἰς τὸν κῆπον φέρονσα D. 47.53, cf.

κηπαῖος 11

; rarely for πύλαι, gates, Plu.Cat.Mi.65; of the carceres in the Roman circus, barriers, Tab.Defix.Aud.187.59. —Phrases: προσθεῖναι τὰς θ., προστιθέναι τὴν θ., Hdt.3.78, Lys.1.13;

ἐπισπάσαι X.HG6.4.36

;

κλείειν Aristopho 7

, Pl.Prt. 314d;

ἐφέλκεσθαι Luc.Am.16

; τὴν θ. βαλανοῦν, μοχλοῦν, bar the door, Ar. Fr. 251, 369; θύραν κόπτειν, πατάσσειν, κρούειν, knock, rap at the door, Id.Nu. 132, Ra.38, Pl.Prt. 310b; ἀράττειν, ἐπαράξαι, Ar.Ec. 977, Pl.Prt. 314d; τὴν θ. ἀνοιγνύναι open it, v. ἀνοίγνυμι; ὦσαι push it open, Lys.1.24; μικρὸν ἐνδοῦναι open it a little, Plu.2.597d;

δόμου ἐν πρώτῃσι θύρῃσι στῆναι Od.1.255

;

ἷζε δ' ἐπὶ.. οὐδοῦ ἔντοσθε θυράων 17.339

;

θυρῶν ἔνδον S.El.78

; πρὸ θυρῶν ib. 109(anap.); ἐπί or παρὰ Πριάμοιο θύρῃσι at Priam's door, i.e. before his dwelling, Il.2.788, 7.346: metaph.,

ἐπὶ ταῖς θύραις τῆς Ἑλλάδος εἶναι X. An.6.5.23

, cf. D.10.34;

τῆς πατρίδος Plu.Sull.29

, Arat.37;

ἐπὶ θύραις τῆς Πίσης Philostr.VA8.15

; πυρετοῦ περὶ θύρας ὄντος being at the door, Plu.2.128f (but

χειμῶνος ἐπὶ θύραις ὄντος Phlp.in Mete.130.25

).

2 esp. of kings and potentates, οἱ τῶν ἀρίστων Περσῶν παῖδες ἐπὶ ταῖς βασιλέως θύραις παιδεύονται are educated at court, X.An.1.9.3; γυνὴ φοιτῶσα ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας τοῦ βασιλέος, of a petitioner, Hdt.3.119, cf. X.An.2.1.8; αἱ ἐπὶ τὰς θ. φοιτήσεις dangling after the court, Id.HG1.6.7;

ἐπὶ ταῖς τῶν πλουσίων θ. διατρίβειν Arist. Rh. 1391a12

;

περὶ θύρας διατρίβειν Id.Pol. 1313b7

, Theopomp.Hist. 121; applied also to lovers, clients, disciples, etc., ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν (or τὰς θύρας) τινὸς βαδίζειν, ἰέναι, etc., Ar.Pl. 1007, Pl.R. 364b, cf. Phdr. 233e, etc.;

ἐπὶ ταῖσι θύραις ἀεὶ καθῆσθαι Ar.Nu. 467

: metaph.,

Μουσῶν ἐπὶ ποιητικὰς θ. ἀφικέσθαι Pl.Phdr. 245a

.

3 prov.,

γλώσσῃ θύραι οὐκ ἐπίκεινται Thgn.421

; οὐδέποτ' ἴσχει θ., of admirers of the Demos, Eup.265; ἐπὶ θύραις τὴν ὑδρίαν to break the pitcher at the very door, 'there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip', Arist.Rh. 1363a7; τίς ἂν θύρας ἁμάρτοι; Id.Metaph. 993b5;

λόγος δικαστηρίου ἢ ἀγορᾶς οὐδὲ θύρας ἰδών D.H.Dem.23

; τὸ κατὰ θύραν τερπνόν vulgar pleasures, Eun.VSp.496 B.;

παρὰ θύραν πλανᾶσθαι S.E.M.1.43

; ἐκ θυρῶν εὐθέως τῆς.. ἀκροάσεως at the very beginning, Olymp.in Mete. 2.1.

4 shutter of a window,

τὰς θ. τὰς ἐπὶ τῶν θυρίδων IG12(5).872.37

([place name] Tenos), cf. 22.1668.60.

5 pl., door of a chariot, X.Cyr. 6.4.9.

6 pl., axle-trees, Poll.1.146 (v.l. εὑραί).

7 θύρη καταπακτή trap- door, Hdt.5.16.

8 frame of planks, raft, Id.2.96; φραξάμενοι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν θύρῃσί τε καὶ ξύλοισι with hurdles and logs, Id.8.51, cf. Th.6.101.

9 in war, fenced works to obstruct landingparties, in pl., Ph.Bel.94.37, 100.7.

II generally, entrance, as to a grotto, in pl., Od.9.243, al.

2 sluice-gate, PPetr.3p.134: pl., ib.2p.41 (iii B.C.).

III metaph., senses, as the entrances to the soul,

τὸ σῶμα πολλαῖς θυρίσι καὶ θύραις ἀνοίγοντες Seren.

ap. Stob.3.6.17;

ἐγγὺς τοῦ στόματος ἡ καρδία, ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ τῶν θ. Aristaenet.2.7

. (I.-E. dhur-, cf. Lat. foras, fores, OE. duru 'door', etc.)

ἀνοίγω (ἀνά, οἴγω ‘open’; Hom. +) on this by-form of ἀνοίγνυμι see Kühner-Bl. II 496f; W-S. §12, 7 and §15 (p. 130); B-D-F §101; Rob. 1212f; Mayser 404. Fut. ἀνοίξω; 1 aor. ἀνέῳξα J 9:14 (vv.ll. ἠνέῳξα, ἤνοιξα), ἠνέῳξα vs. 17 (vv.ll. ἤνοιξα, ἀνέῳξα), mostly ἤνοιξα Ac 5:19; 9:40 al.; 2 pf. (intr.) ἀνέῳγα; pf. pass. ἀνέῳγμαι 2 Cor 2:12 (v.l. ἠνέῳγμαι), ptc. ἀνεῳγμένος (ἠνεῳγμένος 3 Km 8:52; ἠνοιγμένος Is 42:20), inf. ἀνεῴχθαι (Just., D. 123, 2). Pass.: 1 aor. ἠνεῴχθην Mt 3:16; v.l. 9:30; Jn 9:10; Ac 16:26 (vv.ll. ἀνεῴχθην, ἠνοίχθην); inf. ἀνεῳχθῆναι Lk 3:21 (ἀνοιχθῆναι D); 1 fut. ἀνοιχθήσομαι Lk 11:9f v.l.; 2 aor. ἠνοίγην Mk 7:35 (vv.ll. ἠνοίχθησαν, διηνοίγησαν, διηνοίχθησαν); Ac 12:10 (v.l. ἠνοίχθη); Hv 1, 1, 4 (Dssm. NB 17 [BS 189]); 2 fut. ἀνοιγήσομαι Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9f (v.l. ἀνοίγεται). The same circumstance prevails in LXX: Helbing 78f; 83ff; 95f; 102f. Thackeray 202ff.

① to move someth. from a shut or closed position, trans. a door (Menand., Epitr. 643 Kö.; Polyb. 16, 25, 7; OGI 222, 36; 332, 28, SIG 798, 19; 1 Km 3:15; PsSol 8:17; GrBar 11:5f; Jos., Ant. 13, 92 ἀ. τ. πύλας, Vi. 246; Just., D. 36, 5 τὰς πύλας τῶν οὐρανῶν) τὰς θύρας (really the wings of a double door) Ac 5:19; 12:10 (w. act. force, see 6 below); 16:26f (s. OWeinreich, Türöffnung im Wunder-, Prodigien-u. Zauberglauben d. Antike, d. Judentums u. Christentums: WSchmid Festschr. 1929, 200–452). ἀ. τὸν πυλῶνα open the outer door of the house Ac 12:14. τ. θύραν τ. ναοῦ fig., of the mouth of the believer, who is the temple of God B 16:9 (with this figure cp. Philosoph. Max. 488, 6 τοῦ σοφοῦ στόματος ἀνοιχθέντος, καθάπερ ἱεροῦ, τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς καλὰ βλέπεται ὥσπερ ἀγάλματα=when the mouth of the wise man opens like the door of a temple, the beauties of his soul are as visible as statues [of deities]). Without door as obj. acc., or as subject of a verb in the pass., easily supplied from the context (Achilles Tat. 2, 26, 1) Mt 7:7f; Lk 11:9f; Mt 25:11; Lk 13:25; GJs 12:2.—Used fig. in var. ways (PTebt 383, 29 [46 A.D.]; Epict. Schenkl index θύρα: ἡ θύρα ἤνοικται=I am free to go anywhere) Rv 3:20, cp. 3:7f (s. Is 22:22; Job 12:14). πύλη δικαιοσύνης 1 Cl 48:2, cp. 4. Of preaching that wins attention ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως God gave the gentiles an opportunity to become believers Ac 14:27. Cp. θύρας μοι ἀνεῳγμένης since a door was opened for me, i.e. I was given an opportunity to work 2 Cor 2:12 (for 1 Cor 16:9 s. 6 below). Likew. ἀ. θύραν τοῦ λόγου Col 4:3.

② to render someth. readily accessible, open, trans., closed places, whose interior is thereby made accessible: a sanctuary 1 Cl 43:5; pass. Rv 11:19; 15:5 heaven (Kaibel 882 [III A.D.] οὐρανὸν ἀνθρώποις εἶδον ἀνοιγόμενον; PGM 4, 1180; 36, 298; Is 64:1; Ezk 1:1; cp. 3 Macc 6:18) Mt 3:16; Lk 3:21; Ac 10:11; Rv 19:11; GEb 18, 36; Hv 1, 1, 4; the nether world Rv 9:2; graves (SIG 1237, 3 ἀνοῖξαι τόδε τὸ μνῆμα; Ezk 37:12, 13) Mt 27:52. Fig., of the throat of the impious τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν their gullet is an open grave (breathing out putrefaction?) Ro 3:13 (Ps 5:10; 13:3).

③ to disclose contents by opening, open, trans., τ. θησαυροὺς (SIG² 587, 302 τῷ τ. θησαυροὺς ἀνοίξαντι; 601, 32; 653, 93; Eur., Ion 923; Arrian, Cyneg. 34, 2 ἀνοίγνυται ὁ θησαυρός; Is 45:3; Sir 43:14; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 105; Ath. 1, 1) treasure chests Mt 2:11. κεράμιον οἴνου ἢ ἐλαίου open a jar of wine or oil D 13:6. ἀ. βιβλίον open a book in scroll form (Diod S 14, 55, 1 βιβλίον ἐπεσφραγισμένον … ἀνοίγειν; 2 Esdr 18:5; Da 7:10) Lk 4:17 v.l.; Rv 5:2ff; 10:2, 8 (cp. 2 Esdr 16:5; TestAbr A 12 p. 91, 22 [Stone p. 30]); 20:12.

④ to remove an obstruction, open, trans., a seal (X., De Rep. Lac. 6, 4; SIG 1157, 47 [I A.D.] τὰς σφραγῖδας ἀνοιξάτω) Rv 5:9; 6:1–12; 8:1.

⑤ to cause to function, open, trans., of bodily parts

ⓐ mouth ἀ. τὸ στόμα open the mouth of another person 1 Cl 18:15 (cp. Ps 50:17); of a fish, to take something out Mt 17:27; of a mute (Wsd 10:21) Lk 1:64.— Open one’s own mouth to speak (oft. in OT; SibOr 3, 497, but e.g. also Aristoph., Av. 1719) Mt 5:2; 6:8 D; Ac 8:35; 10:34; 18:14; GEb 34, 60. More specif. ἐν παραβολαῖς=he spoke in parables Mt 13:35 (Ps 77:2; cp. Lucian, Philops. 33 ὁ Μέμνων αὐτὸς ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα ἐν ἔπεσιν ἑπτά). εἰς βλασφημίας (opened its mouth) to blaspheme Rv 13:6.— Not to open one’s mouth, remain silent Ac 8:32; 1 Cl 16:7 (both Is 53:7, as also Mel., P. 64, 462).—Fig., of the earth when it opens to swallow something ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς Rv 12:16 (cp. Num 16:30; 26:10; Dt 11:6).

ⓑ eyes ἀ. τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς of a blind person (Is 35:5; 42:7; Tob 11:7; Mel., P. 78, 565) Mt 9:30; 20:33; J 9:10, 14, 17, 21, 26, 30, 32; 10:21; B 14:7 (Is 42:7).—One’s own eyes, to see (Epict. 2, 23, 9 and 12; PGM 4, 624) Ac 9:8, 40.—Fig., of spiritual sight Lk 24:31 v.l.; Ac 26:18. τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τ. καρδίας 1 Cl 36:2; 59:3 (cp. Just., D. 123, 2 προσηλύτων … ἀνεῷχθαι τὰ ὄμματα).

ⓒ ears (Epict. 2, 23, 10; PGM 7, 329) of a deaf man Mk 7:35.

ⓓ heart, fig. ἀ. τ. καρδίαν πρὸς τ. κύριον open one’s heart to the Lord Hv 4, 2, 4.

⑥ to be in a state of openness, be open, intr. (only 2 pf., except that the 2 aor. pass. ἠνοίγη Ac 12:10 [s. 1 above] is the practical equivalent of an intr. Other exx. of 2 pf.: Hippocr., Morb. 4, 39 ed. Littré; VII 558; Plut., Mor. 693d, Coriol. 231 [37, 2]; Lucian, Nav. 4; Polyaenus 2, 28, 1) in our lit. in contexts connoting opportunity θύρα μοι ἀνέῳγεν 1 Cor 16:9 (s. 1 above; Lucian, Soloec. 8 ἡ θύρα ἀνέῳγέ σοι τῆς γνωρίσεως αὐτῶν. Cp. Just., D. 7, 3 φωτὸς ἀνοιχθήναι πύλας).—Cp. τ. οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα J 1:51.

⑦ to be candid, be open, intr. (s. 6 beg. for grammatical ref.; s. also 5a) τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν ἀνέῳγεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς our mouth is open toward you, i.e. I have spoken freely and openly 2 Cor 6:11 (cp. Ezk 16:63; 29:21 and ἄνοιξις).—B. 847. DELG s.v. οἴγνυμι. M-M.

θυραίᾱ, θυραία

at the door: fem nom /voc /acc dual

θυραίᾱ, θυραία

at the door: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)

θυραί̱ᾱ, θυραῖος

at the door: fem nom /voc /acc dual

θυραί̱ᾱ, θυραῖος

at the door: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)

θυραίᾱͅ, θυραία

at the door: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)

θυραί̱ᾱͅ, θυραῖος

at the door: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)

πύλη [ῠ], ἡ, prop.

A one wing of a pair of double gates,

ὀλίγον τι παρακλίναντες τὴν ἑτέρην π. Hdt.3.156

: mostly in pl., gates of a town (whereas θύρα = house-door),

Σκαιαὶ π. Il.3.145

, etc.;

π. εὖ ἀραρυίας 7.339

;

πύκα στιβαρῶς ἀραρυίας 12.454

;

πεπταμένας ἐν χερσὶ π. ἔχετε 21.531

; ἄνεσάν τε π. καὶ ἀπῶσαν ὀχῆας ib. 537;

π. ἀνοῖξαι A.Ag. 604

;

π. κλῇσαι Pl.R. 560c

(the Art. is freq. omitted even in Prose): pl. of several gates, A.Th. 125; ἐν πύλαις in or at the gates, ib. 160, 213 (both lyr.), al.; πρὸς πύλαις ib. 377, 457;

ἐπὶ ταῖς πύλαισιν, οὗ τὸ τάριχος ὤνιον Ar.Eq. 1247

.

2 in Trag. sts. of the house-door,

δωμάτων πύλαι A.Ch. 732

, cf. 561; γυναικείους π. gate or door leading to the women's apartments, ib. 878;

πύλαις διπλαῖς ἐνήλατο S.OT 1261

;

ἐκτὸς αὐλείων πυλῶν Id.Ant.18

: also in sg., ib. 1186, El. 818; of the door of a tent, Id.Aj.11;

πύλης ἄναξ θυρωρέ Id.Fr. 775

.

3 πύλαι Ἀΐδαο the gates of the nether world, periphr.for hell, Il.5.646,9.312, Od.14.156;

Ἅιδου πύλαι A.Ag. 1291

, cf. Ev.Matt.16.18, etc.; also

σκότου πύλαι E.Hec.1

;

νερτέρων π. Id.Hipp. 1447

.

4 custom-house, PTeb.5.34 (ii B.C.); τετελώνηται διὰ πύλης has paid the customs, BGU 1592(iii A.D.), etc.;

τὸ σύμβολον τῆς ἱερᾶς Συηνιτικῆς π. PStrassb.79.10

(i B.C.);

μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς π. Σοήνης Ostr. 106

(ii A.D.), al., cf. Ostr.Bodl.v C 1 (ii A.D.),

II generally, entrance, orifice,

ἀμφὶ πύλας ἰσθμοῖο Emp.100.19

;

ἀναπεπταμένας ἔχω τῶν ὤτων τὰς π. Ath.4.169a

;

πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθε Pl.Smp. 218b

; ἡλίου πύλαι, Pythag. name for the eyes, D.L.8.29; portal fissure of the liver,

π. καὶ δοχαὶ χολῆς E.El. 828

, cf. Hp.Epid. 2.4.1, Anat.1, Pl.Ti. 71c, Arist.HA 496b32, Gal.15.145; portal vein of the liver, Ruf.Onom. 179, Gal.2.785,5.542.

b pl., of the carceres in the circus, Aristid.1.124J.

c metaph.,

πύλας ὕμνων ἀναπιτνάμεν Pi.O.6.27

;

ἐπέων π. B.Fr.4

;

ἐν πύλαις γήρως D.C.57.24

, cf. 76.7.

2 entrance into a country through mountains, pass, Hdt.5.52: hence, Πύλαι, αἱ, the common name for Θερμοπύλαι, the Gates of Greece, Id.7.201, etc.: of other passes,

π. τῆς Κιλικίας καὶ τῆς Συρίας X.An.1.4.4

; αἱ Σύριαι π. ib.5; αἱ Κάσπιαι π. Str.11.12.1;

π. Λύδιαι Id.13.1.65

; Ἀμανίδες π. Id.14.5.18, 16.2.8 (

αἱ Ἀμανικαὶ καλούμεναι Arr.An.2.7.1

): these passes were sometimes really barred by gates, Hdt.7.176, cf. 3.117, 5.52, X. l.c.: the Isthmus is called πόντοιο πύλαι, Pi.N.10.27;

Κορίνθου π. Id.O.9.86

;

αἱ π. τῆς Πελοποννήσου X.Ages.2.17

; Πέλοπος νάσου θεόδματοι π. B.p.437 J.

3 of narrow straits, by which one enters a broad sea, Πύλαι Γαδειρίδες the Straits of Gibraltar, Pi.Fr. 256; ἐπ' αὐταῖς στενοπόροις λίμνης π., of the Thracian Bosporus, A.Pr. 729; ἐν πύλαις, of the Euripus, E.IA 803.

-ας ⁺ ἡ N 1 82-73-18-29-37=239 Gn 6,16; 18,1.2.10; 19,6

door Gn 19,6; door (of a furnace) Dn 3,93; double or folding doors, the valve (of a gate) Jgs 9,35; door (metaph.) Ps 140(141),3; sluices of heaven Ps 77(78),23; mouth Zech 11,1; doorway 2 Kgs 6,32; the panel (of the door) 1 Kgs 6,34

αἱ θύραι τῆς πόλεως city gate 1 Sm 21,14

*Ez 42,9 αἱ θύραι τῶν ἐξεδρῶν the doors of the chambers -כותשׁהל פתחי for MT מתחתה כותשׁל at the foot of the chambers

θυρ-αῖος, α, ον, also ος, ον S.El. 313, E.Alc. 805, Plu.(ll.cc.infr.): [dialect] Aeol. [full] θύραος IG12(2).14 (Mytil.): ([etym.] θύρα):—

A at the door or just outside the door, A.Ag. 1055, S.Aj. 793; θ. οἰχνεῖν to go to the door, go out, Id.El. 313;

τόνδε βλέπω θ. ἤδη Id.Tr. 595

; θ. στίβος, opp. ἔναυλος, Id.Ph. 158 (lyr.);

θ. ἔστω πόλεμος A.Eu. 864

: metaph., θ. ἀμφὶ μηρόν round the exposed, naked thigh, S.Fr. 872 (lyr.);

θ. δόξα Plu.Cat.Ma. 18

;

θ. ὑποψίαι Id.2.38c

.

2 absent, abroad, A.Ag. 1608, Ch. 115; θ. ἐλθεῖν to come from abroad, E. Ion 702(lyr.); τοὺς δ' ἐν θυραίοις in the public eye, opp. τοὺς μὲν ὀμμάτων ἄπο, Id.Med. 217.

3 from out of doors, from abroad, ἄνδρες θ. strangers, Id.Hipp. 409; θυραῖα φρονήματ' ἀνδρῶν the thoughts of strangers, ib. 395.

4 = ἀλλότριος, ὄλβος θ. the luck of others, A.Ag. 837;

πῆμα E.Alc. 778

;

χείρ Id.Ph. 848

; παῖδες, i.e. adoptive, Id.Fr. 491.

II containing a door, θ. τοῖχος entrance-wall, IG11(2).165.6(Delos, iii B.C.), 12 l.c.(pl.), Milet.7.56 ([place name] Didyma).

III [full] θυραία, ἡ, doorway, opening, Men.389, IG22.1668.61 (pl.).

ἀντίθῠρος, ον, ([etym.] θύρα)

A opposite the door, κατ' ἀντίθυρον κλισίης opposite the door of the house, Od.16.159, as the Sch.; or it may be a neut. Subst. ἀντίθυρον the part facing the door, vestibule, as it is in

βᾶτε κατ' ἀντιθύρων S.El. 1433

, ubi v. Herm.: in Luc.Symp.8, the side of a room facing the door, cf. Alex.16, Dom.26.

πρός prep. expressing direction ‘on the side of’, ‘in the direction of’: w. gen. ‘from’, dat. ‘at’, or acc. (the most freq. usage in our lit.) ‘to’ (s. the lit. s.v. ἀνά. beg.) (Hom.+).

① w. gen. (pseudepigr. only TestSol 10:4 C; apolog. exc. Ar.) marker of direction or aspect from which someth. is determined, to the advantage of, advantageous for (Thu. 3, 59, 1 οὐ πρὸς τῆς ὑμετέρας δόξης τάδε; Hdt. 1, 75; Dionys. Hal. 10, 30, 5; Diod S 18, 50, 5; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 20, 3; Mel., HE 4, 26, 8; Ath. 36, 1; B-D-F §240; Rob. 623f) οἱ πρ. ζωῆς μαζοί the life-giving breasts 1 Cl 20:10. πρ. τῆς σωτηρίας in the interest of safety Ac 27:34 (πρὸς τῆς ς. as Jos., Ant. 16, 313).

② w. dat. (pesudepigr. only TestSol 6:4 D; TestAbr [s. below]; JosAs 19:1.—Just.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 7; Ath., R. 22 p. 75, 10) marker of closeness of relation or proximity

ⓐ of place near, at, by (Hom. et al. incl. Aristarch. Samos 398, 20; LXX; TestSol 6:4 D; Jos., Ant 8, 349; 381) Mk 5:11; around Rv 1:13. πρ. τῇ θύρᾳ ἑστηκέναι stand at the door (Menand., Fgm. 420, 1; 830 K.=352, 1; 644 Kö.; JosAs 19:1) J 18:16; cp. 20:11. πρὸς τῇ πύλῃ GJs 4:4; ἐγγίζοντος αὐτοῦ πρ. τῇ καταβάσει τοῦ ὄρους when he came close to the slope of the mountain Lk 19:37 (s. κατάβασις). πρ. τῇ κεφαλῇ, τοῖς ποσίν at the head, at the feet J 20:12. τὰ πρ. ταῖς ῥίζαις the parts near the roots Hs 9, 1, 6; 9, 21, 1. In geographical designations Μαγνησία ἡ πρ. Μαιάνδρῳ Magnesia on the Maeander IMagnMai ins.—(Cp. the temporal use: πρὸς ἑσπέρᾳ ἐστίν it takes place at evening TestAbr B 2 p. 106, 7 [Stone p. 60]; cp. Just., D. 105, 3 and 5; 142, 1.)

ⓑ in addition to (Hom. et al.; Polyb., Just.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 7; Ath., R. 22 p. 75, 10; ins) πρὸς τούτοις (SIG 495, 105; 685, 70 and 100; 796 B, 30; 888, 35 al.; UPZ 26, 18; 25 [163 B.C.]; 2 Macc 4:9; 5:23; 9:17, 25; 14:4, esp. 12:2; Philo, Aet. M. 67 al.; Just., A I, 40, 5; D. 93, 4 al.) 1 Cl 17:1.

③ w. acc. (pseudepigr. and apolog. throughout) marker of movement or orientation toward someone/someth.

ⓐ of place, pers., or thing toward, towards, to, after verbs

α. of going; s. ἄγω 5, ἀναβαίνω 1aα, ἀνακάμπτω 1a, ἀπέρχομαι 1b, διαβαίνω, διαπεράω, εἴσειμι, εἰσέρχομαι 1bα, ἐκπορεύομαι 1c, also ἐπισυνάγομαι Mk 1:33, ἔρχομαι 1aβ, ἥκω 1d et al.—προσαγωγὴ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα Eph 2:18. εἴσοδος 1 Th 1:9a.

β. of sending; s. ἀναπέμπω Lk 23:7, 15; Ac 25:21, ἀποστέλλω 1bα, πέμπω.

γ. of motion gener.; s. βληθῆναι (βάλλω 1b), ἐπιστρέφω 1a, 4ab, κεῖμαι 2, πίπτω 1bαא and ב, προσκολλάω, προσκόπτω 1, προσπίπτω.

δ. of leading, guiding; s. ἄγω 1a, ἀπάγω 2a and 4, also ἕλκω 2 end J 12:32, κατασύρω, etc.

ε. of saying, speaking; s. ἀποκρίνομαι 1, also δημηγορέω Ac 12:21, εἶπον 1a, λαλέω 2aγ and 2b, λέγω 1bγ et al. Hebraistically λαλεῖν στόμα πρὸς στόμα speak face to face (Jer 39:4; ApcEsdr 6:6 p. 31, 10 Tdf.) 2J 12b; 3J 14 (cp. PGM 1, 39 τὸ στόμα πρὸς τὸ στόμα). πρὸς ἀλλήλους to one another, with each other, among themselves: s. ἀντιβάλλω, διαλαλέω, also διαλέγομαι Mk 9:34, διαλογίζομαι 8:16; Lk 20:14, εἶπον 24:32; J 16:17; 19:24, λαλέω, λέγω et al. πρὸς ἑαυτούς to themselves, to each other: s. διαλογίζομαι 1; εἶπον Mk 12:7; J 7:35; λέγω (Ps.-Callisth. 2, 15, 7 πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἔλεγεν; Just., D. 62, 2) Mk 10:26; 16:3. διαθήκην ὁ θεὸς διέθετο πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν, λέγων πρὸς Ἀβραάμ God made a covenant with your fathers, when he said to Abraham Ac 3:25 (διατίθημι 1). ὅρκον ὀμνύναι πρ. τινα (ὀμνύω, end) Lk 1:73.

ζ. of asking, praying δέομαι Ac 8:24. εὔχομαι (s. εὔχομαι 1; cp. 2 Macc 9:13) 2 Cor 13:7. προσεύχομαι (cp. 1 Km 12:19; 2 Esdr 12: 4; 2 Macc 2:10) Hv 1, 1, 9. γνωρίζεσθαι πρὸς τὸν θεόν Phil 4:6 (γνωρίζω 1).—Also after nouns like δέησις, λόγος et al. Ro 10:1; 15:30; 2 Cor 1:18 al.

ⓑ of time near, at, or during (a certain time)

α. denoting approach toward (X., Pla. et al.) πρὸς ἑσπέραν toward evening Lk 24:29 (so Just., D. 97, 1; s. ἑσπέρα).

β. of temporal duration for πρὸς καιρόν for a time, for a while (καιρός 1a) Lk 8:13; 1 Cor 7:5. πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας (καιρός 1a) 1 Th 2:17. πρὸς ὥραν for an hour, i.e. for a short time J 5:35; 2 Cor 7:8; Gal 2:5a; Phlm 15; MPol 11:2. πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας Hb 12:10. Also πρὸς ὀλίγον Js 4:14; GJs 19:2 (ὀλίγος 3). πρὸς τὸ παρόν for the present Hb 12:11 (πάρειμι 1b).

ⓒ of goal (aiming) at or (striving) toward

α. with conscious purpose for, for the purpose of, on behalf of οὗτος ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος this was the one who sat (and begged) for alms Ac 3:10. πρὸς τὴν ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ Ro 3:26. τοῦτο πρὸς τὸ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν σύμφορον λέγω 1 Cor 7:35a; cp. 35b. ἐγράφη πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν 10:11. Cp. Ro 15:2; 1 Cor 6:5; 2 Cor 4:6; 7:3; 11:8; Eph 4:12.—W. acc. of the inf. (Polyb. 1, 48, 5; PRyl 69, 16; BGU 226, 22; Jer 34:10; 2 Macc 4:45; TestJob 45:4; Jos., Ant. 14, 170; 15, 148 al.; Just., D. 132, 1) πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις in order to be seen by men Mt 23:5; cp. 6:1. πρὸς τὸ κατακαῦσαι αὐτά 13:30. πρὸς τὸ ἐνταφιάσαι με 26:12. πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾶν εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς Mk 13:22. πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ 2 Cor 3:13. Cp. Eph 6:11a; 1 Th 2:9; 2 Th 3:8; Js 3:3 v.l.

β. gener. of design, destiny (Demetr.[?]: 722 Fgm. 7 Jac. πρὸς τὴν κάρπωσιν; TestJob 42:7 τὰ πρὸς θυσίαν; Jos., Bell. 4, 573 τὸ πρ. σωτηρίαν φάρμακον) τῷ θεῷ πρὸς δόξαν for the glory of God 2 Cor 1:20 (on πρὸς δόξαν cp. SIG 456, 15; 704e, 21; 3 Macc 2:9; Just., A I, 15, 10 μηδὲν πρὸς δόξαν ποιεῖν). τῇ πυρώσει πρὸς πειρασμὸν ὑμῖν γινομένῃ 1 Pt 4:12.—After adjectives and participles for ἀγαθὸς πρὸς οἰκοδομήν Eph 4:29 (ἀγ. 1a) ἀδόκιμος Tit 1:16. ἀνεύθετος πρὸς παραχειμασίαν Ac 27:12. γεγυμνασμένος Hb 5:14. δυνατός 2 Cor 10:4. ἐξηρτισμένος 2 Ti 3:17. ἕτοιμος (q.v. b) Tit 3:1; 1 Pt 3:15. ἱκανός (q.v. 2) 2 Cor 2:16. ὠφέλιμος 1 Ti 4:8ab; 2 Ti 3:16.

γ. of the result that follows a set of circumstances (so that) πάντα πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν γινέσθω everything is to be done in such a way that it contributes to edification 1 Cor 14:26; cp. vs. 12; Col 2:23 (but see eδ below); 1 Ti 4:7. ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτήν one who looks at a woman with sinful desire Mt 5:28, but s. eε below. λευκαί εἰσιν πρὸς θερισμόν they (the fields) are white, so that the harvest may begin J 4:35. αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον this disease is not of the kind that will lead to death 11:4. Cp. ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον 1J 5:16f.

ⓓ of relationship (hostile or friendly), against, for

α. hostile against, with after verbs of disputing, etc.; s. ἀνταγωνίζομαι, γογγύζω, διακρίνομαι (διακρίνω 5b), διαλέγομαι 1, πικραίνομαι (πικραίνω 2), στασιάζω, ἔστην (ἵστημι B3). ἐστίν τινι ἡ πάλη πρός Eph 6:12. ἔχειν τι πρός τινα have anything (to bring up) against someone Ac 24:19. μομφὴν ἔχειν πρός τινα Col 3:13. πρᾶγμα ἔχειν πρός τινα 1 Cor 6:1 (πρᾶγμα 4). ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους Ac 6:1. τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν ἀνέῳγεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς 2 Cor 6:11 (ἀνοίγω 7). ἐν ἔχθρᾳ ὄντες πρὸς αὐτούς Lk 23:12. βλασφημίαι πρὸς τὸν θεόν Rv 13:6 (cp. TestJob 25:10 εἰπὲ ἓν ῥῆμα πρὸς τὸν θεόν). ἀσύμφωνοι πρ. ἀλλήλους unable to agree among themselves Ac 28:25 (Tat. 25, 2); cp. the structure of Col 2:23.

β. friendly to, toward, with, before ἐργάζεσθαι τὸ ἀγαθόν Gal 6:10ab (ἐργάζομαι 2a). μακροθυμεῖν 1 Th 5:14. εἰρήνην ἔχειν πρὸ τὸν θεόν Ro 5:1 (s. εἰρήνη 2b). παρρησίαν ἔχειν πρὸς τ. θεόν 1J 3:21; cp. 5:14. πίστιν ἔχειν πρὸς τ. κύριον Ἰ. Phlm 5. πεποίθησιν ἔχειν πρὸς τ. θεόν 2 Cor 3:4. ἔχειν χάριν πρὸς ὅλον τὸν λαόν Ac 2:47 (FCheetham, ET 74, ’63, 214f). πραΰτητα ἐνδείκνυσθαι Tit 3:2. ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖν Col 4:5. ἤπιον εἶναι πρὸς πάντας 2 Ti 2:24.—After substantives: πίστις 1 Th 1:8 (cp. 4 Macc 15:24; Just., D. 121, 2); παρρησία 2 Cor 7:4; κοινωνία 6:14; συμφώνησις vs. 15 (cp. Is 7:2).

ⓔ to indicate a connection by marking a point of reference, with reference/regard to

α. with reference to (Ocellus Luc. c. 42 πρὸς ἡμᾶς=with reference to us) ἔγνωσαν ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν εἶπεν they recognized that he had spoken the parable with reference to them Mk 12:12; Lk 20:19; cp. 12:41 (Vita Aesopi cod. G 98 P. οἱ Σάμιοι νοήσαντες πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς εἰρῆσθαι τοὺς λόγους; Just., D. 122, 3 ταῦτα … πρὸς τὸν χριστὸν … εἴρηται). ἔλεγεν παραβολὴν πρὸς τὸ δεῖν προσεύχεσθαι he told them a parable about the need of praying 18:1 (Just., D. 90, 5 σύμβολον … πρὸς τὸν χριστόν). οὐδεὶς ἔγνω πρὸς τί εἶπεν αὐτῷ nobody understood with respect to what (= why) he said (this) to him J 13:28. πρὸς τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν ὑμῶν with reference to (i.e. because of) your perversity Mt 19:8; Mk 10:5 (Just., D. 45, 3). Cp. Ro 10:21a; Hb 1:7f. οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ πρὸς οὐδὲ ἓν ῥῆμα he did not answer him a single word with reference to anything Mt 27:14 (s. ἀποκρίνομαι 1). ἀνταποκριθῆναι πρὸς ταῦτα Lk 14:6 (s. ἀνταποκρίνομαι). ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν ἔχειν πρὸς τὸν θεόν have a clear conscience with respect to God Ac 24:16.

β. as far as … is concerned, with regard to (Maximus Tyr. 31, 3b) πρὸς τὴν πληροφορίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος Hb 6:11. συνιστάνοντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων we are recommending ourselves as far as every human conscience is concerned = to every human conscience (πρός w. acc. also stands simply for the dative; s. Mayser II/2 p. 359) 2 Cor 4:2. τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν that which concerns God or as adverbial acc. with reference to what concerns God (Soph., Phil. 1441; X., De Rep. Lac. 13, 11; Ps.-Isocr. 1, 13 εὐσεβεῖν τὰ πρὸς τ. θεούς; SIG 204, 51f; 306, 38; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 109, 3 εὐσεβὴς τὰ πρὸς θεούς; Ex 4:16; 18:19; Jos., Ant. 9, 236) Ro 15:17; Hb 2:17; 5:1. τὰ πρός τι that which belongs to someth.; that which is necessary for someth. (Plut., Mor. 109b; Jos., Ant. 12, 405 τὰ πρὸς τὴν μάχην; 14, 27; a standard term in state documents) τὰ πρὸς ἀπαρτισμόν Lk 14:28 v.l. τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην (TestJud 9) vs. 32; what makes for peace 19:42. Cp. Ac 28:10; 2 Pt 1:3.

γ. elliptically τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς (sc. ἐστιν); what is that to us? Mt 27:4. τί πρὸς σέ; how does it concern you? J 21:22f (cp. Epict. 4, 1, 10 τί τοῦτο πρὸς σέ; Plut., Mor. 986b; Vi. Aesopi I 14 p. 265, 4 Eberh. τί πρὸς ἐμέ; ApcMos 11 οὐ πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἡ πλεονεξία σου).

δ. in accordance with ὀρθοποδεῖν πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν Gal 2:14. πρὸς τὸ κένωμα in accordance with the emptiness Hm 11:3. πρὸς τὸ θέλημα in accordance w. the will Lk 12:47; Hs 9, 5, 2. πρὸς ἃ ἔπραξεν 2 Cor 5:10. πρὸς ὅ Eph 3:4.—In comparison with, to be compared to (Pind., Hdt. et al.; Ps.-Luc., Halc. 3 πρὸς τὸν πάντα αἰῶνα=[life is short] in comparison to all eternity; Sir 25:19; TestJob 18:8; 23:8; Just., D. 19, 2 οὐδὲν … πρὸς τὸ βάπτισμα τοῦτο τὸ τῆς ζωῆς ἐστι; Tat. 29, 1 ὀρθοποδεῖν πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν) ἄξια πρός Ro 8:18 (RLeaney, ET 64, ’52f; 92 interprets Col 2:23 in the light of this usage). Cp. IMg 12.

ε. expressing purpose πρὸς τό w. inf. (s. Mayser II/1 p. 331f) in order to, for the purpose of Mk 13:22; Ac 3:19 v.l. Perh. Mt 5:28 (s. cγ above).

ⓕ in adverbial expressions (cp. πρὸς ὀργήν = ὀργίλως Soph., Elect. 369; Jos., Bell. 2, 534. πρὸς βίαν = βιαίως Aeschyl., Prom. 208, 353, Eum. 5; Menand., Sam. 559 S. [214 Kö.]; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 3. πρὸς ἡδονήν Jos., Ant. 7, 195; 12, 398; Just., A II, 3, 2 πρὸς χάριν καὶ ἡδονὴν τῶν πολλῶν) πρὸς φθόνον prob.=φθονερῶς jealously Js 4:5 (s. φθόνος, where the lit. is given). πρὸς εὐφρασίαν w. joy AcPl Ox 6, 9f (cp. Aa 1 p. 241, 1 ὑπερευφραινομένη).

ⓖ by, at, near πρός τινα εἶναι be (in company) with someone Mt 13:56; Mk 6:3; 9:19a; 14:49; Lk 9:41; J 1:1f; 1 Th 3:4; 2 Th 2:5; 3:10; 1J 1:2. διαμένειν Ac 10:48 D; Gal 2:5b. ἐπιμένειν 1:18; 1 Cor 16:7. παραμένειν 16:6 (v.l. κατα-). μένειν Ac 18:3 D. παρεῖναι 12:20; 2 Cor 11:9; Gal 4:18, 20; cp. παρουσία πρὸς ὑμᾶς Phil 1:26. παρεπιδημεῖν 1 Cl 1:2. ἐποίησεν τρεῖς μῆνας πρὸς τὴν Ἐλισάβεδ GJs 12:3. πρὸς σὲ ποιῶ τὸ πάσχα Mt 26:18b. Cp. also 2 Cor 1:12; 7:12; 12:21; 2 Th 3:1; Phlm 13; 1J 2:1; Hm 11:9b v.l.—πρὸς ἑαυτούς among or to themselves Mk 9:10 (in case πρὸς ἑ. belongs w. τὸν λόγον ἐκράτησαν; B-D-F §239, 1). πρὸς ἑαυτὸν προσηύχετο he uttered a prayer to himself Lk 18:11. Cp. 24:12.—δεδεμένον πρὸς θύραν tied at a door Mk 11:4. τὴν πᾶσαν σάρκα ἀνθρώπων πρὸς ἡδονὴν ἐδέσμευεν (Satan) bound all humankind to self-gratification AcPlCor 2:11. πρὸς τ. θάλασσαν by the seaside Mk 4:1b. On πρὸς τὸ φῶς at the fire Mk 14:54; Lk 22:56 s. B-D-F §239, 3; Rob. 625 (perh. w. the idea of turning toward the fire; s. also 4 Km 23:3). πρὸς ἓν τῶν ὀρέων at one of the mountains 1 Cl 10:7. τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν the place near the door Mk 2:2. πρὸς γράμμα letter by letter Hv 2, 1, 4.—On πρός τι terms s. PWouters, The Treatment of Relational Nouns in Ancient Grammar: Orbis 38, ’95, 149–78 (lit.). M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

ἐπιτίθημι, [voice] Pass. mostly furnished by ἐπίκειμαι:

A [voice] Act., lay, put or place upon, of offerings laid on the altar,

ἐπὶ μηρία θέντες Ἀπόλλωνι Od.21.267

, cf. 3.179 ;

λιβανωτόν Ar.Nu. 426

, V.96, Antipho 1.18 ; set meats on the table,

εἴδατα πόλλ' ἐπιθεῖσα Od.1.140

, cf. 10.355 ; πάντ' ἐπιθεῖτε on the car, Il.24.264 ;

[νέκυας] ἐπὶ νηυσὶ τιθέντες Od.24.419

; τινὶ κύρτον καὶ κώπαν, as a grave-monument, AP7.505 (=Sapph.120): Constr. mostly

ἐ. τινί τι, τῷ ἰσχυροτέρῳ πλέον βάρος X.Oec.17.9

, etc.: but also c.gen.,

ἐ. λεχέων τινά Il.24.589

;

ἐ. τι ἐπί τινος Hdt.2.121

.δ' ;

κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ στέρνα τινός X.Cyr.7.3.14

: c. acc. only, put upon, set up, ἐ. φάρμακα apply salves, Il.4.190 ;

δέελον δ' ἐπὶ σῆμά τ' ἔθηκε 10.466

;

στήλην λίθου Hdt.7.183

;

φάκελον ξύλων E.Cyc. 243

; ἐ. μνημεῖά τινι to him, Id.IT 702, cf. IG14.446 ([place name] Tauromenium), 12.1068.

2 set upon, turn towards,

Ἑκτορέοις ἐπὶ φρένα θῆχ' ἱεροῖσιν Il.10.46

; but τῇ δ' ἄρ' ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε c. inf., put it into her mind to.., Od.21.1.

II put on a covering or lid,

ὡς εἴ τε φαρέτρῃ πῶμ' ἐπιθείη 9.314

; κεφαλῇ ἐπέθηκε (as v.l. for ἐφύπερθἐ καλύπτρην 5.232 ; λίθον δ' ἐπέθηκε θύρῃσι, i.e. put a stone as a door to the cave, put it before the door, 13.370 ; also, put a door to,

κολλητὰς ἐπέθηκα θύρας 23.194

;

θύρας ἐπέθηκε φαεινάς 21.45

;

θυρεὸν μέγαν 9.240

(v. infr. B. 11).

2 set a seal on, BGU 361 iii 22 (ii A.D.) ; apply a pessary, Hp.Steril. 214 ([voice] Pass.) ; a cupping instrument, Sor.2.11 ([voice] Pass.).

III put to, add, grant or give besides,

ὅσσα τε νῦν ὔμμ' ἐστὶ καὶ εἴ ποθεν ἄλλ' ἐπιθεῖτε Od.22.62

, cf. Il.7.364, etc. ; κράτος, κῦδός τινι, 1.509 (tm.), 23.400 (tm.), 406 (tm.) ; ἡμιτάλαντον χρυσοῦ ib. 796.

2 of Time, add, bring on,

ἕβδομον ἦμαρ ἐπὶ Ζεὺς θῆκε Od.12.399

;

μάλα πολλὰ [ἔτεα] Hes.Op. 697

.

IV put on as a finish,

χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κορώνην Il.4.111

;

περόνην Od. 19.256

: metaph., οὐδὲ τέλος μύθῳ ἐπιθήσεις add fulfilment, Il.19.107, cf. 20.369 ; so later

ἐ. κεφάλαἰ ἐφ' ἅπασι D.21.18

;

κολοφῶνα ἐ. τῇ σοφίᾳ Pl.Euthd. 301e

; τέλος ἐπιτεθήκατον ib. 272a ;

πέρας ἐ. τῇ γενέσει Arist.GA 776a4

;

πίστιν ἐ. D.12.22

, 49.42 ;

ὁ δὲ μισθωσάμενος πίστιν ἐπιθήσει πρὸς τοὺς νεωποίας SIG963.34

(Arcesine, iv B. C.) ;

πέρας ἐ. τῷ πράγματι PGiss.25.7

(ii A. D.), etc. ; ὅρον ἐ. τῷ πράγματι Mitteis Chr.87.2 (ii A. D.).

V impose, inflict a penalty,

σοὶ δέ, γέρον, θωὴν ἐπιθήσομεν Od.2.192

; δίκην, ζημίην, ἄποινα ἐ. τινί, Hdt.1.120, 144, 9.120, etc. ;

θάνατον δίκην ἐ. τινί Pl.Lg. 838c

;

δίκην τὴν πρέπουσαν Id.Criti. 106b

;

ἔργων ἀντ' ἀδίκων χαλεπὴν ἐ. ἀμοιβήν Hes.Op. 334

;

τιμωρίαν ὑπέρ τινος D.60.11

(cf. infr. B. IV): so of burdens, grievances, etc.,

θήσειν..ἐπ' ἄλγεα Τρωσί Il.2.39

;

οἷσιν ἐπὶ Ζεὺς θῆκε κακὸν μόρον 6.357

;

[ἄτην] οἱ ἐπὶ φρεσὶθῆκε..Ἐρινύς Od.15.234

; ἀνάγκην ἐ. c. inf., X.Lac.10.7 ; ἐ...μὴ τυγχάνειν imposing as a penalty not to.., ib.3.3 (v. infr. B. IV).

VI dispatch a letter, ἐ. τι ἐς Αἴγυπτον, ἐς Μυτιλήνην, Hdt.3.42, 5.95 ;

ἐ. [ἐπιστολάς] D.34.28

.

VII give a name, Hdt.5.68, Pl.Smp. 205b, etc.

VIII contribute (capital) to a venture,

ἐς πεῖραν Leg.Gort.9.44

.

B [voice] Med., with [tense] pf. [voice] Pass.

ἐπιτέθειμαι Plu.2.975d

, also [tense] aor. [voice] Pass., Inscr.Prien. (v. infr.), etc.:— put on oneself or for oneself, ἐπὶ στεφάνην κεφαλῆφιν..θήκατο placed a helmet on his head, Il.10.30 ;

κρατὶ δ' ἐπὶ..κυνέην θέτο 5.743

, cf. E.Ba. 702 (tm.), etc.; χεῖρας ἐπ' ἀνδροφόνους θέμενος στήθεσσι laying one's hands upon.., Il.18.317 ; κτύπημα χειρὸς κάρᾳ on one's head, E.Andr. 1210 (lyr.).

II put on or to, as a door,

πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθε Pl.Smp. 218b

;

θύρας Orph.Fr. 245

, al., etc. (v. supr. A. 11).

III apply oneself to, employ oneself on or in, c. dat.,

ναυτιλίῃσι μακρῇσι Hdt.1.1

; τῇ πείρᾳ, τοῖς ἔργοις, Th.7.42, X.Mem.2.8.3, etc. ;

τοῖς πολιτικοῖς Pl.Grg. 527d

: c. inf., attempt to..,

φιλοσοφεῖν ἐπέθετο Alex.36.3

;

γράφειν Isoc.5.1

, cf. Pl. Sph. 242b:—[voice] Pass.,

ἐπετέθη πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον Inscr.Prien.17.38

(iii B.C.).

2 make an attempt upon, attack,

τῇ Εὐβοίῃ Hdt.5.31

;

Ἐφεσίοισι Id.1.26

, cf. 102, 8.27 ;

τῷ δήμῳ Th.6.61

;

τῇ δημοκρατίᾳ X.Ath. 3.12

; ἐ. τῇ τοῦ δήμου καταλύσει attempt it, Aeschin.3.235 ;

τυραννίδι Lycurg.125

;

ἀρχῇ Plu.2.772d

; ἐ. ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις or τοῖς ἀτυχήμασί τινος take advantage of them, Isoc.2.3, D.23.70 : abs., make an attack,

κατ' ἀμφότερα Th.7.42

, cf. Arist.Pol. 1302b25.

3 abs., δικαιοσύνην ἐπιθέμενος ἤσκεε he practised justice with assiduity, Hdt.1.96, cf. 6.60.

IV bring on oneself,

ἐπέθου θύος δημοθρόους τ' ἀράς A.Ag. 1409

.

2 cause a penalty to be imposed,

θάνατον ζημίαν ἐπιθέσθαι Th.2.24

;

φόβον τινί X.Cyr.4.5.41

.

V lay commands on,

τί τινι Hdt.1.111

, cf. OGI669.61 (Egypt, i A.D.): also c. inf., Hdt.3.63, v.l. in Ath.11.465d.

VI give a name,

τινί Od.8.554

(tm.), cf. Arist. Po. 1451b10.

VII contribute, πολλοὶ ἐπέθεντο τὰς ἐπιδόσεις εἰς τὴν παρασκευὴν τοῦ πολέμου prob. in SIG346.29 (iv B. C.).

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: attribut. to θύρα (Ar., Lys., Plu.), also substantivized f. `the door that opens from the (outside) court, or from the living of the men, towards the back rooms' (opposite ἡ αὔλειος θύρα `the outside door'), in Vitr. (6, 7, 5) of a corresponding corridor;

Other forms: μέσαυλος (E., Ph. [v. l. - λιος, Vitr.), μέσσαυλος (- ον) `the inner court where the cattle were put for the night' (Hom., A. R. 3, 235); μεσαύλη f. `court inside the houses' (pap. VI^p; reading not quite certain).

Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]

Etymology: Att. μέταυλος indicates as hypostasis either ἡ μετ' αὑλήν ( θύρα), i. e. the court behind the (outward) court, or ἡ μετ' αὑλῆς ( μετ' αὑλῶν θῦρα), i. e. the door in the middle of the court (between both courts); the meaning, which changed with the organisation of the house, cannot be settled without exact knowledge of the plan of the house, cf. the explanations by Wistrand Eranos 37, 16ff.; the etymological analysis is accordingly uncertain. On μεσο- for older μετα- Wackernagel Syntax 2. 242. -- Hom. μέσσαυλος seems however to stand for τὸ μέσον or (εν) μέσσῳ αὑλῆς and "what belongs to the middle of the court" or "what is in the middle of the court", i. e. `middle of the court, inner of the court', cf. Risch IF 59, 19f.; it should then be separated from μέταυλος. In A. R. 3, 235 ep. μέσσαυλος may have been influenced by the later μέσαυλος; late μεσαύλη followed the simplex.

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ὑπακούω impf. ὑπήκουον; fut. ὑπακούσομαι; 1 aor. ὑπήκουσα (s. ὑπακοή; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 6:4 P; TestJob 4:8; Test12Patr; EpArist 44; Philo; Joseph., Ath. 15, 2) ‘listen to’.

① to follow instructions, obey, follow, be subject to w. gen. of pers. (Hdt. 3, 101 al.; so predom. in pap and LXX; TestGad 8:3) B 9:1 (Ps 17:45 v.l.; the text has μοι). W. dat. of pers. (Thu., Aristoph. et al.; Philo, Mos. 1, 156; Jos., Ant. 13, 275; TestJud 1:4; 18:6 θεῷ; Ath. 15:2 αὐτῷ [God]; Iren. 3, 21, 2 [Harv. II 113, 2]; in pap and LXX the dat. is less freq. than the gen. B-D-F §173, 3; 187, 6; s. Rob. 507; 634): parents Eph 6:1; Col 3:20; masters Eph 6:5; Col 3:22; cp. Ro 6:16; husband (cp. Philemon Com. 132 K. ἀγαθῆς γυναικός ἐστιν μὴ κρείττονʼ εἶναι τἀνδρός, ἀλλʼ ὑπήκοον; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 201) 1 Pt 3:6; the ἐπίσκοπος IEph 20:2, cp. IMg 3:2 v.l. Funk (Sb 7835, 10 [I B.C.] in the charter of the cult-brotherhood of Zeus Hypsistos: ὑπακούειν πάντας τοῦ ἡγουμένου); Christ Hb 5:9 (cp. Ael. Aristid. 50, 86 K.=26 p. 527 D.: τῷ θεῷ; EKamlah, Die Form der katalogischen Paränese im NT, ’64 [moral exhortation]). The pers. is supplied fr. the context (cp. PTebt 24, 26; TestJob 4:8; EpArist 44; 2 Ch 24:19 v.l.) Phil 2:12; 1 Cl 7:6; 57:4 (Pr 1:24). ὑπακούσωμεν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ 1 Cl 58:1 marks the transition to the next usage (w. things).—‘To be in compliance’ (Aesop, Fab. 179 H.), w. dat. of the thing to which one is obedient or which one embraces in full surrender (cp. Athen. 6, 247d ὑπ. δείπνῳ=accept the invitation Theoph. Ant. 2, 25 [p. 162, 4] τῇ πατρικῇ ἐντολῇ) ὑπακούειν τῇ πίστει Ac 6:7; τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ Ro 10:16; 2 Th 1:8; τῷ λόγῳ ἡμῶν 2 Th 3:14; τῇ βουλήσει αὐτοῦ (=τοῦ θεοῦ) 1 Cl 9:1; 42:4 (Lat. tr.); τοῖς προστάγμασιν 2 Cl 19:3 (Aeschines 1, 49 and SIG 785, 18 τ. νόμοις; Demosth. 18, 204; Jos., Ant. 3, 207 τ. λεγομένοις; 5, 198); ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις αὐτοῦ (=τοῦ θνητοῦ σώματος ὑμῶν) Ro 6:12. ὑπηκούσατε εἰς ὸ̔ν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς vs. 17 (παραδίδωμι 1b, end).—MWolter, Ethos u. Identität in Paulinischen Gemeinden: NTS 43, ’97, 439 n. 32 (lit. and pseudepigr. reff.).—Foll. by the inf. which shows what the obedience results in (Gen 39:10) Ἀβραὰμ ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν Abr. went out obediently Hb 11:8.—Also of the enforced obedience of hostile spirits or powers ὐπακούουσιν αὐτῷ they are forced to obey him Mk 1:27; of the elements Mt 8:27 (OBetz, ZNW 48, ’57, 49–77, esp. 70–72); Mk 4:41; Lk 8:25; of a tree that must yield to a higher power 17:6 (cp. Hippocr., Epid. 3, 8; Galen VI 354 K., who speak of diseases that ὑπ.=‘must yield’ to a remedy [dative]).

② to grant one’s request, hear (of God Diod S 4, 34, 5 τοὺς ἀθανάτους ὑπακούσαντας; Vi. Aesopi I G 5 P. of Isis; Is 65:24; Jos., Ant. 14, 24.—X., Cyr. 8, 1, 18 of a judge who hears a plaintiff) 1 Cl 39:7 (Job 5:1).

③ to answer a knock at the door, technically of the door-keeper, whose duty it is to listen for the signals of those who wish to enter, and to admit them if they are entitled to do so: open or answer (the door) (Pla., Phd. 59e ὁ θυρωρός, ὅσπερ εἰώθει ὑπακούειν, Crito 43a; X., Symp. 1, 11; Theophr., Char. 4, 9; 28, 3; Lucian, Icar. 22 et al.) προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι Ac 12:13.—M-M. TW.

θυραῖος

at the door: masc acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: neut nom /voc /acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: masc /fem acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: neut nom /voc /acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: masc acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: neut nom /voc /acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: masc /fem acc sg

θυραῖος

at the door: neut nom /voc /acc sg

θυραίᾱς, θυραία

at the door: fem acc pl

θυραίᾱς, θυραία

at the door: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic)

θυραί̱ᾱς, θυραῖος

at the door: fem acc pl

θυραί̱ᾱς, θυραῖος

at the door: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic)

θυραί̱ω, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /neut nom /voc /acc dual

θυραί̱ω, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /neut gen sg (doric aeolic)

θυραί̱ω, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual

θυραί̱ω, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /fem /neut gen sg (doric aeolic)

αὔλειος, α, ον, sts. also ος, ον (cf. infr.):—

A of or belonging to the court, ἐπ' αὐλείῃσι θύρῃσι at the door of the court, i.e. the outer door, house-door, Od.11.239, cf. Pi.N.1.19, Hdt.6.69;

αὔλειοι θύραι Sol.4.28

;

ἐπὶ προθύροις.. οὐδοῦ ἐπ' αὐλείου Od.1.104

;

ἐκτὸς αὐ. πυλῶν S. Ant.18

;

πρὸς αὐλείοισιν ἑστηκὼς πύλαις E.Hel. 438

: sg.,

ἡ αὔλειος θύρα Lys.1.17

, Pl.Smp. 212c, Thphr.Char.28.3, Men.546;

ἡ αὐλεία θύρα IG11(2).287

A 146 (Delos, iii B. C.), Thphr.Char.18.4; ἡ αὐλεία alone, Ar. Pax 982, Fr. 255, SIG2587.122;

ἡ αὔλειος Plu.Pomp.46

, 2.516f, Luc.Tox.17;

αἱ αὔλειοι Plb.5.76.4

.

θυραί̱ων, θυραῖος

at the door: fem gen pl

θυραί̱ων, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /neut gen pl

θυραί̱ων, θυραῖος

at the door: masc /fem /neut gen pl