Definition
δι-αν-οίγω
[in LXX for פֶּטֶר (Ex, Nu), פָּקַח, פָּתַח, etc. ;]
to open up completely, to open: Luke 2:23 (LXX); pass., Mark 7:34, Acts 7:56. Metaphorical, δ. τ. νοῦν, Luke 24:45, τ. καρδίαν, Acts 16:14, pass., οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, Luke 24:31; of explaining, τ. γραφάς, Luke 24:32, Acts 17:3.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διανοίγω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Mark 7:34Διανοίχθητι · Be openedAnd looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
- Luke 2:23διανοῖγον · firstborn…(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
- Luke 24:31διηνοίχθησαν · were openedThen their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- Luke 24:32διήνοιγεν · openedThey asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
- Luke 24:45διήνοιξεν · He openedThen He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- Acts 7:56διηνοιγμένους · open“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
- Acts 16:14διήνοιξεν · openedAmong those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- Acts 17:3διανοίγων · explaining…explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.