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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:11 - And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him,[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:2 - And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it 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, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks 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 sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.”

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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:[fn]
“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel.[fn] Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11 - Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:52 - The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

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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 spoke plainly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:64

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:64 - And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:21 - Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it 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, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:25 - When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you,[fn] you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:14 - Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 - So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:26 - They said to him, “What did he 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 answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! 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 - Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and 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, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed 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 he who opened the eyes of the blind man also 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 brought them out, and 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 them we found no one inside.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:35 - Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw 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 put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and 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 saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:34 - So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately 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 did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing 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 open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:13 - “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:9 - for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 - When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:11 - We have spoken freely to you,[fn] Corinthians; our heart is wide open.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—

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