The standard Greek word for a physical door, appearing across the Gospels and Acts in scenes ranging from the intimate (the closed door of private prayer, Matt 6:6) to the climactic (the stone rolled against the tomb's entrance, Matt 27:60). When the ten virgins arrive too late, the door is shut (Matt 25:10) -- a single image doing double theological duty as both literal threshold and exclusion from the kingdom. Spanish consistently renders 'puerta,' French 'porte,' and German 'Tur,' all preserving the concrete architectural sense. In Acts, doors open miraculously for imprisoned apostles (Acts 5:19; 16:26), making the physical barrier a sign of divine authority over human confinement.