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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)

Greek Inflections of ἀνοίγω [?]

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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Strong's Number G455 matches the Greek ἀνοίγω (anoigō),
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Rev 3:7 - “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

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Rev 3:8 - I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

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Rev 3:20 - Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

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Rev 4:1 - After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”

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Rev 5:2 - And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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Rev 5:3 - But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.

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Rev 5:4 - I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.

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Rev 5:5 - Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Rev 5:9 - And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.

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Rev 6:1 - I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

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Rev 6:3 - When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

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Rev 6:5 - When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

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Rev 6:7 - When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

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Rev 6:9 - When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

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Rev 6:12 - I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

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Rev 8:1 - When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

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Rev 9:2 - When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.

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Rev 10:2 - He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,

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Rev 10:8 - Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

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Rev 11:19 - Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

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Rev 12:16 - But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

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Rev 13:6 - It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.

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Rev 15:5 - After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened.

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Rev 19:11 - I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

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Rev 20:12 - And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

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