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 27New Testament books
- 37spellings
- 2meanings
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.
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
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 (M | Tagged as
| 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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἄνοια | anoia | folly | Uses2 |
| ἀνοικοδομέω | anoikodomeo | to rebuild | Uses2 |
| ἄνοιξις | anoixis | opening | Uses1 |
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.
- 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.
- ἠνεῴχθησανeneochthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were opened
and He began to teach them, saying:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- ἀνοίξαςanoixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having opened
“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
- ἀνοιγῶσινanoigosinverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may be opened
Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.’
- 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.”
- ἀνεῳγόταaneogotaverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having opened
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
- 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.
- ἤνοιξένenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opened
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
- 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.
- 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?”
- 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?”
- 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,
- 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.”
- 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.
- ἀνοίγειanoigeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He opens
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἀνεῳγμένονaneogmenonverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: opened
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- 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.
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.’
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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,
- ἀνεῳγμένηςaneogmenesverb · perfect passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: having been opened
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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?”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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!”
- ἤνοιξενenoixenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: opened
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
- 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.
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
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.
