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 IG 1(2).313.123, cf. 4.1488.25 (Epid.); ἡ δεξιὰ θ. the right valve, ib. 2(2).1457.16; θ. μονόθυρος ib. 1627.418; θύραι λίθιναι (including the framework) ib. 1(2).372.195; θύραι αὔλειαι, v. αὔλειος; ἡ θ. ἡ εἰς τὸν κῆπον φέρονσα D. 47.53, cf. κηπαῖος II; 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. HG 6.4.36; 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. Gen.Socr. 2.597d; δόμου ἐν πρώτῃσι θύρῃσι στῆναι Od. 1.255; ἷζε δʼ ἐπὶ . . οὐδοῦ ἔντοσθε θυράων 17.339; θυρῶν ἔνδον S. El. 78; πρὸ θυρῶν ib. 109 (anap.); ἐπί or παρὰ Πριάμοιο θύρῃσι at Priamʼs 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. VA 8.15; πυρετοῦ περὶ θύρας ὄντος being at the door, Plu. Sanit. 2.128f (but χειμῶνος ἐπὶ θύραις ὄντος Phlp. in Mete. 130.25).