HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1550
גָּלִיל
ga.lil — turned
adj turning, folding (of doors)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Doors
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8260
שֶׁ֫קֶף
she.qeph — frame
framework, casing (of doors), door, lintel
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7416
ἐπικλίνω
epiklinō — to incline
1. to put a door to : Pass., perfect participle ἐπικεκλῖμέναι σανίδες closed doors, (Iliad by Homer) 2. to bend towards , τὰ ὦτα ἐπ. to prick the ears, (Xenophon Historicus):—; Pass., κεραῖαι ἐπικεκλιμέναι spars inclined at an angle to the wall, (Thucydides) 3. intransitive to incline towards , πρός τι (Demosthenes Orator) 4. Pass. to lie over against a place, with dative, (Euripides) 5. in Pass., also, to lie down at table , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8352
μοχλός
mochlos — a bar
1. a bar used as a lever, a crowbar, handspike , Lat, vectis , used for moving ships, (Odyssey by Homer); for forcing doors and gates, (Euripides) 2. the stake which Ulysses ran into the Cyclops' eye, (Odyssey by Homer) 3. a wooden bar , placed across gates on the inside and secured by the βάλανος, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8780
πετάννυμι
petannumi — to spread out
to spread out sails or clothes, (Odyssey by Homer); χεῖρε πετάσσας, of one swimming, (Odyssey by Homer): metaphorically, θυμὸν πετάσαι to open one's heart, (Odyssey by Homer):—;Pass., mostly in perfect, to be spread on all sides , (Homer): participle spread wide, opened wide , of folding doors, πύλαι πεπταμέναι (Iliad by Homer); πετάσθησαν (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9272
συμπεραίνω
sumperainō — to finish off together
1. to join or assist in accomplishing , (Euripides):—;Mid., συμπεραίνεσθαί τινι ἔχθραν to join fully in enmity with another, (Demosthenes Orator) 2. to decide or conclude absolutely , ς. φροντίδα to make up one's mind, (Euripides); κλῇθρα μοχλοῖς ς. to make the doors doubly sure by bars, (Euripides):—;Pass. to be quite finished , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental houses, curtains were frequently used instead of doors. The entrances of the tabernacle had curtains (Ex. 26:31-33, 36). The “valley of Achor” is called a “door of hope,” because immediately after the execution of Achan the Lord said to Joshua, “Fear not,” and from that time Joshua went forward in a career of uninterrupted conquest. Paul speaks of a “door opened” for the spread of the gospel (1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3). Our Lord says of himself, “I am the door” (John 10:9). John (Rev. 4:1) speaks of a “door opened in heaven.”
Scripture references
Proverbs 26:14Judges 3:23Judges 3:25Song of Solomon 5:5Judges 16:3Job 38:10Exodus 26:31-33Exodus 26:361 Corinthians 16:92 Corinthians 2:12Colossians 4:3John 10:9Revelation 4:1
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.