θυρίς
thuris
window
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word θυρίς (thuris) is identified as a noun, translating to "window." Its semantic domain associates it with water and weather, suggesting its connection to natural phenomena, possibly related to rain, windows through which one observes weather, or a source of natural light. The word appears twice in the Bible. Given its translation and semantic domain, it is likely that θυρίς refers to visible openings in a building that allow water (rain) or light to enter. Its significance might lie in the relationship between architecture, the natural environment, and human experience, providing a specific example of the intricate connection between man-made structures and the natural world.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.
2 Corinthians 11:33I was let down in a basket through a window by the wall, and escaped his hands.