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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 2 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. Revelation 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

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  2. Revelation 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Revelation 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  4. Revelation 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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  5. Revelation 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.

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  6. Revelation 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

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  7. Revelation 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  8. Revelation 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  9. Revelation 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

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  10. Revelation 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

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  11. Revelation 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  12. Revelation 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

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  13. Revelation 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Revelation 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

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  15. Revelation 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

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  16. Revelation 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. Revelation 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. Revelation 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  19. Revelation 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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  20. Revelation 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

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  21. Revelation 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

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  22. Revelation 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.

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  23. Revelation 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  24. Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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