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Lexicon :: Strong's G1272 - dianoigō

Aa
διανοίγω
Transliteration
dianoigō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-an-oy'-go
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

διανοίγω dianoígō, dee-an-oy'-go; from G1223 and G455; to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound):—open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G1272 in the following manner: open (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G1272 in the following manner: open (8x).

  1. to open by dividing or drawing asunder, to open thoroughly (what had been closed)

    1. a male opening the womb (the closed matrix), i.e. the first-born

    2. of the eyes and the ears

    3. to open the mind of one, i.e. to cause to understand a thing

      1. to open one's soul, i.e. to rouse in one the faculty of understanding or the desire of learning

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διανοίγω dianoígō, dee-an-oy'-go; from G1223 and G455; to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound):—open.
STRONGS G1272:
διανοίγω; imperfect διήνοιγον; 1 aorist διήνοιξα; passive, 1 aorist διηνοιχθην; [2 aorist διηνοίγην]; perfect participle διηνοιγμένος (Acts 7:56 L T Tr WH); [on variations of augment see references under the word ἀνοίγω]; Sept. chiefly for פָּקַח and פָּתַח; occasionally in secular authors from Plato, Lysias, p. 210 a. down; to open by dividing or drawing asunder (διά), to open thoroughly (what had been closed);
1. properly: ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν, a male opening the womb (the closed matrix), i. e. the first-born, Luke 2:23 (Exodus 13:2, etc.); οὐρανούς, passive, Acts 7:56 L T Tr WH; the ears, the eyes, i. e. to restore or to give hearing, sight: Mark 7:34, 35 R G; Luke 24:31, (Genesis 3:5, 7; Isaiah 35:5; 2 Kings 6:17, etc.).
2. tropically: τὰς γραφάς, to open the sense of the Scriptures, explain them, Luke 24:32; τὸν νοῦν τινος, to open the mind of one, i. e. cause him to understand a thing, Luke 24:45; τὴν καρδίαν, to open one's soul, i. e. to rouse in one the faculty of understanding or the desire of learning, Acts 16:14, (2 Macc. 1:4; Themistius, orat. 2 de Constantio imp. [p. 29, Harduin edition] διανοίγεταί μου ἡ καρδία κ. διαυγεστέρα γίνεται ἡ ψυχή); absolutely, followed by ὅτι, to explain, expound namely, αὐτάς, i. e. τὰς γραφάς, Acts 17:3. cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 19f.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
3:5; 3:7
Exodus
13:2
2 Kings
6:17
Isaiah
35:5
Mark
7:34; 7:35
Luke
2:23; 24:31; 24:32; 24:45
Acts
7:56; 7:56; 16:14; 17:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1272 matches the Greek διανοίγω (dianoigō),
which occurs 33 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - And the eyes of both were opened, and they perceived that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons to go round them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:2 - [fn] Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12 - that thou shalt [fn]set apart every offspring opening the womb, the males to the Lord, every one that opens the womb out of the herds or among thy cattle, as many as thou shalt have: thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13 - Every offspring opening the womb of the ass thou shalt change for a sheep; and if thou wilt not change it, thou shalt redeem it: every first-born of man of thy sons shalt thou redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - And when Pharao hardened his heart so as not to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every offspring that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:19 - The males are mine, everything that opens the womb; every first-born of [fn]oxen, and every first-born of sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12 - Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:16 - For these are given to me for a present out of the midst of the children of Israel: I have taken them to myself instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel that open every womb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - And every thing that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the first-born of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the first-born of unclean cattle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:19 - My root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:32 - Or wilt thou reveal Mazuroth in his season, and the evening star with his rays? Wilt thou guide them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20 - And she opens her hands to the needy, and reaches out fruit to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:25 - She puts on strength and honour; and rejoices in the last days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:14 - Therefore [fn]hell has enlarged its desire and opened its mouth without ceasing: and her glorious and great, and her rich and her pestilent men shall go down into it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 - Ain. All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed and gnashed their teeth, and said, We have swallowed her up: moreover this is the day which we looked for; we have found it, we have seen it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:46 - All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:2 - So he opened my mouth, and caused me to eat the volume. And he said to me, Son of man,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26 - And I will defile them by their own decrees, when I pass through upon every one that opens the womb, that I may destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:22 - (LXX 21:27) On his right was the divination against Jerusalem, to cast a mound, to open the mouth in shouting, to lift up the voice with crying, to cast a mound against her gates, to cast up a heap, and to build forts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:27 - In that day thy mouth shall be opened to him that escapes; thou shalt speak, and shalt be no longer dumb: and thou shalt be for a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:15 - (LXX 2:17) And I will give her her possessions from thence, and the valley of Achor to open her understanding: and she shall be afflicted there according to the days of her infancy, and according to the days of her coming up out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:6 - (LXX 2:7) The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, they shall tremble in it; they shall burst their bridles, they shall be as a poor man devouring in secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:1 - Open thy doors, O Libanus, and let the fire devour thy cedars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, I will smite every horse with amazement, and his rider with madness: but I will open mine eyes upon the house of Juda, and I will smite all the horses of the nations with blindness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:1 - In that day every place shall be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for removal and for [fn]separation.
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