- narthex - portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
--1 is a kind of portico
--1 is a part of basilica- narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
--2 is a kind of anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule
--2 is a part of church, church building - narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church