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Lexicon :: Strong's G455 - anoigō

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ἀνοίγω
Transliteration
anoigō (Key)
Pronunciation
an-oy'-go
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and oigo (to open)
mGNT
77x in 35 unique form(s) TR
77x in 35 unique form(s) LXX
130x in 54 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀνοίγω anoígō, an-oy'-go; from G303 and οἴγω oígō (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):—open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x

The KJV translates Strong's G455 in the following manner: open (77x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x
The KJV translates Strong's G455 in the following manner: open (77x).

  1. to open

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀνοίγω anoígō, an-oy'-go; from G303 and οἴγω oígō (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):—open.
STRONGS G455:
ἀνοίγω; (ἀνά, οἴγω i. e. ὀιγνυμι); future ἀνοίξω; 1 aorist ἤνοιξα and (John 9:14 and as a variant elsewhere also) ἀνέῳξα (an earlier form) [and ἠνέωξα WH in John 9:17, 32 (cf. Genesis 8:6), so Tr (when corrected), but without the iota subscript; see Ι, ι]; 2 perfect ἀνέῳγα (to be or stand open; cf. Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 250f; [Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 247; Veitch, under the word]; the Attic writers give this force mostly to the perfect passive); passive [present ἀνοίγομαι Matthew 7:8 L Tr text WH marginal reading; Luke 11:10 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading]; perfect participle ἀνεῳγμένος and ἠνεῳγμένος (ἠνοιγμένος Acts 9:8 Tdf.); 1 aorist ἀνεῴχθην, ἠνεῴχθην, and ἠνοίχθην, infinitive ἀνεῳχθῆναι (with double augment Luke 3:21); 2 aorist ἠνοίγην (the usual later form); 1 future ἀνοιχθήσομαι (Luke 11:9 Tdf., 10 L T); 2 future ἀνοιγήσομαι; (on these forms, in the use of which both manuscripts and editions differ much, cf. [Tdf. Proleg., p. 121f]; WHs Appendix, pp. 161, 170; Buttman Gram., p. 280 [21st German edition]; Buttman N. T. Gr. 63 (55); Winers Grammar, 72 (70) and 83 (79); [Veitch, under the word]); to open: a door, a gate, Acts 5:19; Acts 12:10, 14; Acts 16:26; Revelation 4:1; very often in Greek writings. Metaphorically, to give entrance into the soul, Revelation 3:20; to furnish opportunity to do something, Acts 14:27; Colossians 4:3; passive, of an opportunity offered, 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Revelation 3:8; cf. θύρα. simply ἀνοίγειν τινί to open (the door [Buttmann, 145 (127)]) to one; properly: Luke 12:36; Acts 5:23; Acts 12:16; John 10:3; in a proverbial saying, to grant something asked for, Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9f; parabolically, to give access to the blessings of God's kingdom, Matthew 25:11; Luke 13:25; Revelation 3:7. τοὺς θησαυρούς, Matthew 2:11 (Sir. 43:14; Euripides, Ion 923); τὰ μνημεῖα, Matthew 27:52; τάφος, Romans 3:13; τὸ θρέαρ, Revelation 9:2. heaven is said to be opened and something to descend from it, Matthew 3:16; Luke 3:21; John 1:51 (52); Acts 10:11; or something is said to be seen there, Acts 7:56 R G; Revelation 11:19 (ὁ ναὸς... ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ); [Rev 15:5]; Rev 19:11. ἀνοίγ. τὸ στόμα: of a fish's mouth, Matthew 17:27; Hebraistically, of those who begin to speak [Winer's Grammar, 33 (32), 608 (565)], Matthew 5:2; Acts 8:32, 35; Acts 10:34; Acts 18:14; followed by εἰς βλασφημίαν [-μίας L T Tr WH], Revelation 13:6; ἐν παραβολαῖς, i. e. to make use of [A. V. in], Matthew 13:35 (Psalm 77:2 (Ps. 78:2); ἐν ἔπεσι Lucian, Philops. § 33); πρός τινα, 2 Corinthians 6:11 (τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν ἀνέῳγε πρὸς ὑμᾶς our mouth is open toward you, i. e. we speak freely to you, we keep nothing back); the mouth of one is said to be opened who recovers the power of speech, Luke 1:64; of the earth yawning, Revelation 12:16. ἀν. ἀκοάς (τινος), i. e. to restore the faculty of hearing, Mark 7:35 (L T Tr WH). ἀν. τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς [Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)], to part the eyelids so as to see, Acts 9:8, 40; τινός, to restore one's sight, Matthew 9:30; Matthew 20:33; John 9:10, 14, 17, 21, 26, 30, 32; John 10:21; John 11:37; metaphorically, Acts 26:18 (to open the eyes of one's mind). ἀνοίγω τὴν σφραγίδα, to unseal, Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12; Revelation 8:1; ἀν. τὸ βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, to unroll, Luke 4:17 L Tr WH; Revelation 5:2-5; Revelation 10:2, 8; Revelation 20:12.
[Compare: διανοίγω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
8:6
Psalms
77:2; 78:2
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; 3:21; 4:17; 11:9; 11:9; 11:10; 11:10; 12:36; 13:25
John
1:51; 9:10; 9:14; 9:14; 9:17; 9:17; 9:21; 9:26; 9:30; 9:32; 9:32; 10:3; 10:21; 11:37
Acts
5:19; 5:23; 7:56; 8:32; 8:35; 9:8; 9:8; 9:40; 10:11; 10:34; 12:10; 12:14; 12:16; 14:27; 16:26; 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G455 matches the Greek ἀνοίγω (anoigō),
which occurs 77 times in 75 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 2:11–Col 4:3)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:2 - and he began to teach them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:30 - Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet:
“I will speak to you in parables.
I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin.[fn] Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11 - Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:52 - and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:64

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:64 - Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 - One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - “And so I tell you, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10 - For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:10 - They asked, “Who healed you? What happened?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:14 - because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 - Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion about this man who healed you?”
The man replied, “I think he must be a prophet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - but we don’t know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:26 - “But what did he do?” they asked. “How did he heal you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:30 - “Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:32 - Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:37 - But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19 - But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - “The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:56

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 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!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:35 - So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:34 - Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:14 - But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul’s accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:13 - “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
Their tongues are filled with lies.”
“Snake venom drips from their lips.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:9 - There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 - When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:11 - Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.

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