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anoigō G455

ἀνοίγω (anoigō) means “to open” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀνοίγω Greek · G455 76 tagged occurrences in 74 verses

Pronunciation guide: an-oy'-go Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0455

ἀνοίγω · anoigō · to open

ἀν-οίγω (ἀνά, οἴγω = οἴγνυμι) [in LXX chiefly for פָּתַח ;] to open; 1. trans., with accusative; a 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, Rev.3:20; pass., 1Co.16:9, 2Co.2:12, Rev.3:8; absol. (sc. θύραν), Act.5:23 12:16; with dative of person(s), Luk.12:36, Jhn.10:3; metaphorically, Mat.7:7-8 25:11, Luk.11:9-10 13:25, Rev.3:7; θησαυρούς (Sir.43:14), Mat.2:11; τ. μνημεῖα, Mat.27:52; τάφος, Rom.3:13; τ. φρέαρ, Rev.9:2; of heaven, Mat.3:16, Luk.3:21, Act.10:11, Rev.11:19 15:5 19:11; σφραγῖδα, Rev.5:9 6:1 ff. Rev.8:1; βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, Luk.4:17, Rev.5:2-5 10:2, 8 20:12; τ. στόμα, Mat.17:27; id. Hebraistically (Num.22:28, Job.3:1, Isa.50:5, al.), of beginning to speak, Mat.5:2, Act.8:32, 35 10:34 18:14; before εἰς βλαιφημίας, Rev.13:6; ἐν παραβολαῖς (Psa.78:2), Mat.13:35; of recovering speech, Luk.1:64; of the earth opening, Rev.12:16; τ. ὀφθαλμoύς, Act.9:8, 40; id. with genitive of person(s), of restoring sight, Mat.9:30 20:33, Jhn.9:1ff; 10.21, 11:37ff ; metaphorically, Act.26:18; ἀκοάς, with genitive of person(s), of restoring hearing, Mrk.7:35. 2. Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M, Pr., 154); heaven, Jhn.1:51; τ. στόμα, before πρός, of speaking freely, 2Co.6:11 (cf. δι-ανοίγω and see MM, VGT, 45).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I open.

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How translators render G455

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
opened 8
open 7
the lamb opened 6
the door will be opened 4
to open 4
was opened 4
were opened 4
he opened 2
open the door 2
standing open 2
an open 1
be opened 1
began to speak 1
broke open 1
can open 1
did he open 1
flew open 1
has opened 1
have spoken freely 1
he began 1
he did not open 1
he had opened 1
he opens 1
i will open 1
lies open 1
may open 1
opening 1
opens 1
opens the gate 1
she forgot to open 1
she opened 1
stood open 1
the beast opened 1
the star opened 1
they can open the door 1
they opened 1
to speak 1
vvv 1
was 1
when he opened 1
when they opened the door 1
when we opened them 1
which lay open 1
you open 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
opened 13
open 8
he had opened 7
to open 7
was opened 6
were opened 6
it shall be opened 4
he opened 3
he hath opened 2
is open 2
opened he 2
openeth 2
she opened 2
an open 1
hath opened 1
he that openeth 1
i will open 1
is opened unto 1
may be opened 1
they had opened 1
they may open 1
were 1
when they had opened 1
when thou hast opened 1
when we had opened 1
which opened 1
would open 1

Verses containing G455

Page 1 of 2. 74 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. Matthew 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Matthew 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and He began to teach them, saying:

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  4. Matthew 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  5. Matthew 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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  6. Matthew 9:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”

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  7. Matthew 13:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  8. Matthew 17:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  9. Matthew 20:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”

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  10. Matthew 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’

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  11. Matthew 27:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

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  12. Mark 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  13. Luke 1:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  14. Luke 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

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  15. Luke 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  16. Luke 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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  17. Luke 12:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. Luke 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  19. John 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  20. John 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

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  21. John 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

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  22. John 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  23. John 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  24. John 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

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  25. John 9:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

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  26. John 9:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

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  27. John 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  28. John 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

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  29. John 11:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

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  30. Acts 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

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  31. Acts 8:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  32. Acts 8:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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  33. Acts 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  34. Acts 9:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  35. Acts 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

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  36. Acts 10:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

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  37. Acts 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  38. Acts 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  39. Acts 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

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  40. Acts 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  41. Acts 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

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  42. Acts 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  43. Acts 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  44. Acts 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  45. Romans 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  46. 1 Corinthians 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  47. 2 Corinthians 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  48. 2 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

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  49. Colossians 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  50. Revelation 3:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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