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English (LSJ)
A knock at the door, break it open, esp. as a drunken feat, ἀπὸ γὰρ οἴνου γίγνεται καὶ θυροκοπῆσαι κτλ. Ar.V.1254; θυροκοπῶν ὦφλεν δἰκην Antiph.239, cf. Chor.inHermes17.232. 2 metaph., knock as at a door, θ. τῇ χειρὶ τὴν πλευράν [τινος] Plu.2.503a; ὁ λιμὸς τὴν γαστέρα θ. Alciphr.3.70.
