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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. Revelation 3:7ἀνοίγων · He opens; ἀνοίγει · can open
    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
  2. Revelation 3:8ἠνεῳγμένην · an open
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  3. Revelation 3:20ἀνοίξῃ · opens
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
  4. Revelation 4:1ἠνεῳγμένη · standing open
    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
  5. Revelation 5:2ἀνοῖξαι · open
    And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
  6. Revelation 5:3ἀνοῖξαι · to open
    But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
  7. Revelation 5:4ἀνοῖξαι · to open
    And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
  8. Revelation 5:5ἀνοῖξαι · to open
    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  9. Revelation 5:9ἀνοῖξαι · open
    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
  10. Revelation 6:1ἤνοιξεν · opened
    Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
  11. Revelation 6:3ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
  12. Revelation 6:5ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
  13. Revelation 6:7ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
  14. Revelation 6:9ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
  15. Revelation 6:12ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
  16. Revelation 8:1ἤνοιξεν · [the Lamb] opened
    When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
  17. Revelation 9:2ἤνοιξεν · [The star] opened
    The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
  18. Revelation 10:2ἠνεῳγμένον · which lay open
    He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  19. Revelation 10:8ἠνεῳγμένον · lies open
    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
  20. Revelation 11:19ἠνοίγη · was opened
    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
  21. Revelation 12:16ἤνοιξεν · opened
    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
  22. Revelation 13:6ἤνοιξεν · [the beast] opened
    And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
  23. Revelation 15:5ἠνοίγη · was opened
    After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.
  24. Revelation 19:11ἠνεῳγμένον · standing open
    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
  25. Revelation 20:12ἠνοίχθησαν · were opened; ἠνοίχθη · [was]
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.