διανοίγωdianoígō
to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
Greek (New Testament) · G1272
Meanings
to open up completely, to open: Luke 2:23 (LXX); passive, Mark 7:34, Acts 7:56. Metaph., δ. τ. νοῦν, Luke 24:45, τ. καρδίαν, Acts 16:14, passive, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, Luke 24:31; of explaining, τ. γραφάς, Luke 24:32, Acts 17:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Mark 7:34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”
- Luke 2:23 The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.”
- Luke 24:31 Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!
- Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”
- Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- Acts 7:56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.