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ἀνοίγω

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Definition

ἀν-οίγω

(ἀνά, οἴγω = οἴγνυμι) [in LXX chiefly for פָּתַח ;]

to open;

1. trans., with accusative; a door or gate, Acts 5:19; 12:14, Revelation 4:1; pass., Acts 12:10; 16:26-27; metaphorically of opportunity or welcome, Acts 14:27, Colossians 4:3, Revelation 3:20; pass., 1 Corinthians 16:9, 2 Corinthians 2:12, Revelation 3:8; absol. (sc. θύραν), Acts 5:23; 12:16; with dative of person(s), Luke 12:36, John 10:3; metaphorically, Matthew 7:7-8; 25:11, Luke 11:9-10; 13:25, Revelation 3:7; θησαυρούς (Sir.43.14), Matthew 2:11; τ. μνημεῖα, Matthew 27:52; τάφος, Romans 3:13; τ. φρέαρ, Revelation 9:2; of heaven, Matthew 3:16, Luke 3:21, Acts 10:11, Revelation 11:19; 15:5; 19:11; σφραγῖδα, Revelation 5:9; 6:1 ff. Revelation 8:1; βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, Luke 4:17, Revelation 5:2-5; 10:2, 8; 20:12; τ. στόμα, Matthew 17:27; id. Hebraistically (Numbers 22:28, Job 3:1, Isaiah 50:5, al.), of beginning to speak, Matthew 5:2, Acts 8:32, 35; 10:34; 18:14; before εἰς βλαιφημίας, Revelation 13:6; ἐν παραβολαῖς (Psalm 78:2), Matthew 13:35; of recovering speech, Luke 1:64; of the earth opening, Revelation 12:16; τ. ὀφθαλμoύς, Acts 9:8, 40; id. with genitive of person(s), of restoring sight, Matthew 9:30; 20:33, Jhn.9:1ff; 10:21, 11:37ffff ; metaphorically, Acts 26:18; ἀκοάς, with genitive of person(s), of restoring hearing, Mark 7:35.

2. Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M, Pr., 154); heaven, John 1:51; τ. στόμα, before πρός, of speaking freely, 2 Corinthians 6:11 (cf. δι-ανοίγω and see MM, VGT, 45).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀνοίγω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

77 total
  1. Matthew 2:11ἀνοίξαντες · they opened
    On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  2. Matthew 3:16ἠνεῴχθησαν · were opened
    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
  3. Matthew 5:2ἀνοίξας · He began
    …and He began to teach them, saying:
  4. Matthew 7:7ἀνοιγήσεται · [the door] will be opened
    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  5. Matthew 7:8ἀνοιγήσεται · [the door] will be opened
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  6. Matthew 9:30ἠνεῴχθησαν · were opened
    And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
  7. Matthew 13:35Ἀνοίξω · I will open
    So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
  8. Matthew 17:27ἀνοίξας · you open
    “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
  9. Matthew 20:33ἀνοιγῶσιν · be opened
    “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
  10. Matthew 25:11ἄνοιξον · open [the door]
    Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
  11. Matthew 27:52ἀνεῴχθησαν · broke open
    The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
  12. Mark 7:35ἠνοίγησαν · were opened
    Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
  13. Luke 1:64ἀνεῴχθη · was opened
    Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
  14. Luke 3:21ἀνεῳχθῆναι · was opened
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
  15. Luke 11:9ἀνοιγήσεται · [the door] will be opened
    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  16. Luke 11:10ἀνοιγήσεται · [the door] will be opened
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  17. Luke 12:36ἀνοίξωσιν · they can open [the door]
    Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
  18. Luke 13:25ἄνοιξον · open the door
    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  19. John 1:51ἀνεῳγότα · open
    Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
  20. John 9:10ἠνεῴχθησάν · opened
    “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
  21. John 9:14ἀνέῳξεν · opened
    Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
  22. John 9:17ἠνέῳξέν · He opened
    So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
  23. John 9:21ἤνοιξεν · opened
    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  24. John 9:26ἤνοιξέν · did He open
    “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
  25. John 9:30ἤνοιξέν · He opened
    “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
  26. John 9:32ἠνέῳξέν · opening
    Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
  27. John 10:3ἀνοίγει · opens [the gate]
    The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  28. John 10:21ἀνοῖξαι · open
    But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
  29. John 11:37ἀνοίξας · opened
    But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  30. Acts 5:19ἤνοιξε · opened
    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
  31. Acts 5:23ἀνοίξαντες · when we opened [them]
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  32. Acts 8:32ἀνοίγει · He did not open
    The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
  33. Acts 8:35Ἀνοίξας
    Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
  34. Acts 9:8ἀνεῳγμένων · when he opened
    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  35. Acts 9:40ἤνοιξεν · She opened
    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  36. Acts 10:11ἀνεῳγμένον · open
    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
  37. Acts 10:34Ἀνοίξας · began to speak
    Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
  38. Acts 12:10ἠνοίγη · opened
    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
  39. Acts 12:14ἤνοιξεν · she forgot to open
    When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
  40. Acts 12:16ἀνοίξαντες · [when] they opened [the door]
    But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
  41. Acts 14:27ἤνοιξεν · He had opened
    When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
  42. Acts 16:26ἠνεῴχθησαν · flew open
    Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
  43. Acts 16:27ἀνεῳγμένας · open
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  44. Acts 18:14ἀνοίγειν · to speak
    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
  45. Acts 26:18ἀνοῖξαι · to open
    …to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
  46. Romans 3:13ἀνεῳγμένος · open
    “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
  47. 1 Corinthians 16:9ἀνέῳγεν · has opened
    …because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
  48. 2 Corinthians 2:12ἀνεῳγμένης · stood open
    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
  49. 2 Corinthians 6:11ἀνέῳγεν · have spoken freely
    We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
  50. Colossians 4:3ἀνοίξῃ · may open
    …as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.