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Greek verb · G455

ἀνοίγω

anoigoan-oy'-go

trans., with accusative; Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M

77 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: anoígō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G455is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 37
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G455

to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)

The King James renders it: open.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

anoigo is rendered "trans., with accusative; Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M". It stands 77 times in the Greek text, across ten books.

  • Twenty-seven of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "trans., with accusative".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-seven different ways.

The first use

On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew 2:11ἀνοίξαντες

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-seven of the word's seventy-seven uses are in Revelation.

The other 17 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: trans., with accusative, and Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
trans., with accusativea door or gate, Act.5:19 12:14, Rev.4:1; pass., Act.12:10 16:26-27; metaphorically of opportunity or welcome, Act.14:27, Col.4:3,...Tagged as
  • opened14
  • having opened10
  • He opened9
  • to open8
  • were opened7
  • it will be opened4
  • was opened4
  • do open2

and 15 more, 76 uses in all

WhereActs 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out…
Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (MTagged as
  • has been opened1
WhereJohn 1:51Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

ἄνοιαanoiafollyUses2
ἀνοικοδομέωanoikodomeoto rebuildUses2
ἄνοιξιςanoixisopeningUses1

The words it stands beside

All 77, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

37 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • ἤνοιξεν14
  • ἀνοῖξαι6
  • ἀνοίξας6
  • ἀνοίγει3
  • ἀνοίξαντες3
  • ἠνεῳγμένον3
  • ἠνεῴχθησαν3
  • ἠνοίγη3
  • ἀνέῳγεν2
  • ἀνοιγήσεται2
  • ἀνοιγήσεται.¶2
  • ἀνοίξῃ2

and 25 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular16V-2AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)7V-AAN
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6V-AAP-NSM
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural5V-API-3P
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-2API-3S
  • verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-2FPI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3V-AAP-NPM
  • verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-2API-3P
  • verb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-2RAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular2V-AAM-2S

Matthew

eleven uses
  • On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

    Matthew 2:11

    • ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having opened
  • As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

    Matthew 3:16

    • ἠνεῴχθησανeneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
  • and He began to teach them, saying:

    Matthew 5:2

    • ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: opening
  • Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

    Matthew 7:7

    • ἀνοιγήσεταιanoigesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be opened
  • For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

    Matthew 7:8

    • ἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be opened
  • And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”

    Matthew 9:30

    • ἠνεῴχθησανeneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
  • So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

    Matthew 13:35

    • ἀνοίξωanoixoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will open
  • “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

    Matthew 17:27

    • ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having opened
  • “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”

    Matthew 20:33

    • ἀνοιγῶσινanoigosinverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may be opened
  • Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’

    Matthew 25:11

    • ἄνοιξονanoixonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do open
  • The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

    Matthew 27:52

    • ἀνεῴχθησανaneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened

Mark

one use
  • Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

    Mark 7:35

    • ἠνοίγησανenoigesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened

Luke

six uses
  • Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

    Luke 1:64

    • Ἀνεῴχθηaneochtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Was opened
  • When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

    Luke 3:21

    • ἀνεῳχθῆναιaneochthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: opening
  • So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

    Luke 11:9

    • ἀνοιγήσεταιanoigesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be opened
  • For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

    Luke 11:10

    • ἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be opened
  • Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

    Luke 12:36

    • ἀνοίξωσινanoixosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may open
  • After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

    Luke 13:25

    • ἄνοιξονanoixonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do open

John

eleven uses
  • Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

    John 1:51

    • ἀνεῳγόταaneogotaverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having opened
  • “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

    John 9:10

    • ἠνεῴχθησάνeneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
  • Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

    John 9:14

    • ἀνέῳξενaneoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

    John 9:17

    • ἠνέῳξένeneoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

    John 9:21

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

    John 9:26

    • ἤνοιξένenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened He
  • “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

    John 9:30

    • ἤνοιξένenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

    John 9:32

    • ἠνέῳξένeneoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

    John 10:3

    • ἀνοίγειanoigeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opens
  • But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

    John 10:21

    • ἀνοῖξαι;¶anoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

    John 11:37

    • ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having opened

Acts

sixteen uses
  • But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

    Acts 5:19

    • ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having opened
  • “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

    Acts 5:23

    • ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having opened
  • The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

    Acts 8:32

    • ἀνοίγειanoigeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opens
  • Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

    Acts 8:35

    • ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having opened
  • Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

    Acts 9:8

    • ἀνεῳγμένωνaneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: opened
  • Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

    Acts 9:40

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she opened
  • He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

    Acts 10:11

    • ἀνεῳγμένονaneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: opened
  • Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

    Acts 10:34

    • Ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having opened
  • They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

    Acts 12:10

    • ἠνοίγηenoigeverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

    Acts 12:14

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she opened
  • But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

    Acts 12:16

    • ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having opened
  • When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

    Acts 14:27

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He had opened
  • Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

    Acts 16:26

    • ἠνεῴχθησανeneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
  • When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

    Acts 16:27

    • ἀνεῳγμέναςaneogmenasverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: having opened
  • But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

    Acts 18:14

    • ἀνοίγεινanoigeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • 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 an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

    Acts 26:18

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open

Romans

one use
  • “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

    Romans 3:13

    • ἀνεῳγμένοςaneogmenosverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: opened

1 Corinthians

one use
  • because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

    1 Corinthians 16:9

    • ἀνέῳγενaneogenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has opened

2 Corinthians

two uses
  • Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

    2 Corinthians 2:12

    • ἀνεῳγμένηςaneogmenesverb · perfect passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: having been opened
  • We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

    2 Corinthians 6:11

    • ἀνέῳγενaneogenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has been opened

Colossians

one use
  • as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

    Colossians 4:3

    • ἀνοίξῃanoixeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may open

Revelation

twenty-seven uses
  • To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One 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.

    Revelation 3:7

    • ἀνοίγωνanoigonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is opening
    • ἀνοίγειanoigeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opens
  • I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

    Revelation 3:8

    • ἠνεῳγμένηνeneogmenenverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: opened
  • Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

    Revelation 3:20

    • ἀνοίξῃanoixeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall open
  • After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

    Revelation 4:1

    • ἠνεῳγμένηeneogmeneverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: opened
  • And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

    Revelation 5:2

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.

    Revelation 5:3

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

    Revelation 5:4

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

    Revelation 5:5

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

    Revelation 5:9

    • ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to open
  • Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”

    Revelation 6:1

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

    Revelation 6:3

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

    Revelation 6:5

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

    Revelation 6:7

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

    Revelation 6:9

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

    Revelation 6:12

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

    Revelation 8:1

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
  • The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

    Revelation 9:2

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he opened
  • He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

    Revelation 10:2

    • ἠνεῳγμένονeneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: opened
  • Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

    Revelation 10:8

    • ἠνεῳγμένονeneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: opened
  • Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

    Revelation 11:19

    • ἠνοίγηenoigeverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was opened
  • But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.

    Revelation 12:16

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
  • And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

    Revelation 13:6

    • ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it opened
  • After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.

    Revelation 15:5

    • ἠνοίγηenoigeverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was opened
  • Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

    Revelation 19:11

    • ἠνεῳγμένονeneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: opened
  • And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

    Revelation 20:12

    • ἠνοίχθησανenoichthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
    • ἠνοίχθηenoichtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was opened

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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