ἀνοίγωanoígō
to open
Greek (New Testament) · G455
Meanings
1. transitive, with accusative; a door or gate, Acts 5:19, Acts 12:14, Revelation 4:1; passive, Acts 12:10, Acts 16:26, Acts 16:27; metaphorically of opportunity or welcome, Acts 14:27, Colossians 4:3, Revelation 3:20; passive, 1 Corinthians 16:9, 2 Corinthians 2:12, Revelation 3:8; absolutely (namely θύραν), Acts 5:23, Acts 12:16; with dative of person, Luke 12:36, John 10:3; metaphorically, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 25:11, Luke 11:9, Luke 11:10, Luke 13:25, Revelation 3:7; θησαυρούς (Sirach 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, Revelation 15:5, Revelation 19:11; σφραγῖδα, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 6:1 ff. Revelation 8:1; βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, Luke 4:17, Revelation 5:2-5, Revelation 10:2, Revelation 10:8, Revelation 20:12; τ. στόμα, Matthew 17:27; id. Hebraistically (Numbers 22:28, Job 3:1, Isaiah 50:5, and elsewhere), of beginning to speak, Matthew 5:2, Acts 8:32, Acts 8:35, Acts 10:34, Acts 18:14; followed by εἰς βλαιφημίας, Revelation 13:6; ἐν παραβολαῖς (Psalms 78:2), Matthew 13:35; of recovering speech, Luke 1:64; of the earth opening, Revelation 12:16; τ. ὀφθαλμούς, Acts 9:8, Acts 9:40; id. with genitive of person, of restoring sight, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 20:33, John 9:10 ff. John 10:21, John 11:37; metaphorically, Acts 26:18; ἀκοάς, with genitive of person, of restoring hearing, Mark 7:35.
2. Intrans. in 2 perfect, ἀνέῳγα; heaven, John 1:51; τ. στόμα, followed by πρός, of speaking freely, 2 Corinthians 6:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 77 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Matthew 3:16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
- Matthew 5:2 and he began to teach them.
- Matthew 7:7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Matthew 9:30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”
See every passage
- Matthew 2:11, 3:16, 5:2, 7:7, 7:8, 9:30, 13:35, 17:27, 20:33, 25:11, 27:52
- Mark 7:35
- Luke 1:64, 3:21, 11:9, 11:10, 12:36, 13:25
- John 1:51, 9:10, 9:14, 9:17, 9:21, 9:26, 9:30, 9:32, 10:3, 10:21, 11:37
- Acts 5:19, 5:23, 8:32, 8:35, 9:8, 9:40, 10:11, 10:34, 12:10, 12:14, 12:16, 14:27, 16:26, 16:27, 18:14, 26:18
- Romans 3:13
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
- 2 Corinthians 2:12, 6:11
- Colossians 4:3
- Revelation 3:7, 3:8, 3:20, 4:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4, 5:5, 5:9, 6:1, 6:3, 6:5, 6:7, 6:9, 6:12, 8:1, 9:2, 10:2, 10:8, 11:19, 12:16, 13:6, 15:5, 19:11, 20:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.