ἀνοίγω anoigō

Greek word for “to open” · Strong’s G455 · used 77 times in 75 verses

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Meaning

ἀν-οίγω; (ἀνά, οἴγω = οἴγνυμι);

How it is translated

Glosses given for anoigō in context, with how often each is used:

• opened 37
• having opened 10
• open 7
• will be opened 4
• opening 3
• opens 3
• do open 2
• may open 2
• will open 1
• may be opened 1
• opened he 1
• open? 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 9 (7), Revelation 6 (6), Revelation 5 (5), Acts 12 (3), Revelation 3 (3), Matthew 7 (2), Luke 11 (2), John 10 (2), Acts 5 (2), Acts 8 (2)

Forms

• ἤνοιξεν 14
• ἀνοῖξαι 7
• ἀνοίξας 5
• ἀνοιγήσεται 4
• ἀνοίξαντες 3
• ἠνεῴχθησαν 3
• ἀνοίγει 3
• ἠνοίγη 3
• ἠνεῳγμένον 3
• ἄνοιξον 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with anoigō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θύρα thura “door” 12
• ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos “eye” 14
• σφραγίς sphragis “seal” 10
• κρούω krouō “to knock” 8
• στόμα stoma “mouth” 11
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 14
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 12
• βιβλίον biblion “scroll” 7
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 9
• μέγας megas “great” 8
• εὑρίσκω ehuriskō “to find/meet” 7
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 9

Key verses

The verses using anoigō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 2:11 — And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their…
• Matthew 7:7 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
• Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
• John 1:51 — And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
• Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance…
• Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 6:9 — And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
• Revelation 6:12 — And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as…
• Revelation 11:19 — And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings,…
• Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
• Revelation 20:12 — And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.