Strong's Lexicon
G2377 — θυρωρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2377 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θυρωρός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2374 and ouros (a watcher) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | thuroros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thoo-ro-ros' |
| Meaning: | 1. a gate- warden |
| KJV Renderings: | that kept the door, porter |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θυρωρός, θυρωρου, ὁ, ἡ (from θύρα, and ὥρα care; cf. ἀκρυωρος, πυλωρός, τιμωρός; cf. Curtius, § 501, cf. p. 101; (Vanicek, p. 900; Allen in American Journ. of Philol. i., p. 129)), a doorkeeper, porter; male or female janitor: masculine, Mar 13:34; Joh 10:3; feminine, Joh 18:16 f ((Sappho), Aeschylus, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Josephus, others; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θυρωρός (that kept the door)
Mark 13:34
- KJV: as a man taking a far journey who left his house and gave authority to his servants and to every man his work and commanded the porter to watch
- GK: ως άνθρωπος απόδημος αφείς την οικίαν αυτού και δους τοις δούλοις αυτού την εξουσίαν και εκάστω το έργον αυτού και τω θυρωρώ ενετείλατο ίνα γρηγορή
John 10:3
- KJV: To him the porter openeth and the sheep hear his voice and he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out
- GK: τούτω ο θυρωρός ανοίγει και τα πρόβατα της φωνής αυτού ακούει και τα ίδια πρόβατα καλεί κατ΄ όνομα και εξάγει αυτά
John 18:16
- KJV: But Peter stood at the door without Then went out that other disciple which was known unto the high priest and spake unto her that kept the door and brought in Peter
- GK: ο δε Πέτρος ειστήκει προς τη θύρα έξω εξήλθεν ούν ο μαθητής ο άλλος ος ην γνωστός τω αρχιερεί και είπε τη θυρωρώ και εισήγαγεν τον Πέτρον
John 18:17
- KJV: Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter Art not thou also of this man’s disciples He saith I am not
- GK: λέγει ούν η παιδίσκη η θυρωρός τω Πέτρω μη και συ εκ των μαθητών ει του ανθρώπου τούτου λέγει εκείνος ουκ ειμί
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