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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 130 times in 121 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:56 - So with severe famine everywhere, Joseph opened up the storehouses and distributed grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:11 - They all quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6 - When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:12 - Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:30 - But if the LORD does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave,[fn] then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:32 - The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:15 - Any open container in the tent that was not covered with a lid is also defiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28 - Then the LORD gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:10 - But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:6 - They didn’t see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:11 - If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,”[fn] and it is still in Lehi to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:15 - Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle[fn] as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the LORD had said to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35 - Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide.[fn] The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:29 - May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, ‘My name will be there.’ May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:52 - “May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.” So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:3 - and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run for your life!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:10 - Dogs will eat Ahab’s wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her.” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - Then he commanded, “Open that eastern window,” and he opened it. Then he said, “Shoot!” So he shot an arrow. Elisha proclaimed, “This is the LORD’s arrow, an arrow of victory over Aram, for you will completely conquer the Arameans at Aphek.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:16 - At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah[fn] and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of defiance against the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:25 - “O my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him—a dynasty of kings!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:20 - May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:40 - “O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:15 - My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:3 - In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the LORD and repaired them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:6 - listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:5 - The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:3 - I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day.[fn] And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”

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