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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 MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 2:11–Col 4:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:11 - And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the [fn]Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:2 - Then He began to teach them, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 -

“[fn]Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and 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 keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:30 - And their eyes were opened. And Jesus [fn]sternly warned them: “See that no one knows this!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

“I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES;

I WILL UTTER THINGS [unknown and unattainable] THAT HAVE BEEN HIDDEN [from mankind] SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - “However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them [to pay the temple tax] for you and Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - They answered Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11 - “Later the others also came, and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open [the door] for us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:52 - The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life];

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:35 - And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he began speaking plainly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:64

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:64 - At once Zacharias’ mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began speaking, praising and blessing and thanking God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 -

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, the [visible] heaven was opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 -

“So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and 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 [fn]keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - “Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks they may immediately open the door for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - “Once the head of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door [again and again], saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ then He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you are from [for you are not of My household].’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man [the bridge between heaven and earth].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:10 - So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:14 - Now it was on a Sabbath day that Jesus made the mud and opened the man’s eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 - Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a [fn]prophet!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - but as to how he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him [and stop asking us]; [fn]he is of age, he will speak for himself and give his own account of it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:26 - So they said to him, “What did He [actually] do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:30 - The man replied, “Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:32 - “Since the [fn]beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - “The [fn]doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - Others were saying, “These are not the words and thoughts of one 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 of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the blind man’s eyes, have kept this man from dying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and leading them out, he said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened [the doors], we found no one inside.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading:

“LIKE A SHEEP HE WAS LED TO THE SLAUGHTER;

AND AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT,

SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:35 - Then Philip spoke and beginning with this Scripture he preached Jesus to him [explaining that He is the promised Messiah and the source of salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - Saul got up from the ground, but though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:40 - But Peter sent them all out [of the room] and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise!” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and he saw the sky opened up, and an [fn]object like a great sheet descending, lowered by its four corners to the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:34 -

Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“Most certainly I understand now that God is not one to show partiality [to people as though Gentiles were excluded from God’s blessing],

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When they had passed the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city. Of its own accord it swung open for them; and they went out and went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gateway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - But [meanwhile] Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were completely amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - suddenly there was a great earthquake, so [powerful] that the very foundations of the prison were shaken and at once all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - When the jailer, shaken out of sleep, saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:14 - But when Paul was about to reply, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some misdemeanor or serious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to put up with you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:13 -

“THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE;

THEY [habitually] DECEIVE WITH THEIR TONGUES.”

“THE VENOM OF ASPS IS BENEATH THEIR LIPS.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:9 - because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 -

Now when I arrived at Troas to preach the good news of Christ, even though a door [of opportunity] opened for me in the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:11 -

We are speaking freely to you, Corinthians [we are keeping nothing back], and our heart is opened wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned;

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