1. the front-door, the door leading from the αὐλή, (Homer); also in plural, (Homer) 2. the space before a door , a kind of porch or verandah , Lat. vestibulum, (Odyssey by Homer), attic 3. metaphorically, Κόρινθος πρόθυρον Ποτειδᾶνος (Pindar); πρόθυρα ἀρετῆς (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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G8895 — πρόθυρον
prothuron · a threshold · Greek