Lexical Summary anoigō: to open Original Word: ἀνοίγωTransliteration: anoigō Phonetic Spelling: (an-oy'-go) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to open Meaning: to open Strong's Concordance open. From ana and oigo (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications) -- open. see GREEK ana Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 455: ἀνοίγωἀνοίγω; (ἀνά, οἴγω i. e. ὀιγνυμι); future ἀνοίξω; 1 aorist ἤνοιξα and (John 9:14 and as a variant elsewhere also) ἀνέῳξα (an earlier form) (and ἠνεωξα WH in John 9:17, 32 (cf. Genesis 8:6), so Tr (when corrected), but without the iota subscript; see Iota); 2 perfect ἀνέῳγα (to be or stand open; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 250f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 247; Veitch, under the word); the Attic writers give this force mostly to the perfect passive); passive (present ἀνοίγομαι Matthew 7:8 L Tr text WH marginal reading; Luke 11:10 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); perfect participle ἀνεῳγμένος and ἠνεῳγμένος (ἠνοιγμενος Acts 9:8 Tdf.); 1 aorist ἀνεῴχθην, ἠνεωχθην, and ἠνοιχθην, infinitive ἀνεῳχθῆναι (with double augment Luke 3:21); 2 aorist ἠνοιγην (the usual later form); 1 future ἀνοιχθήσομαι (Luke 11:9 Tdf., 10 L T); 2 future ἀνοιγήσομαι; (on these forms, in the use of which both manuscripts and editions differ much, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 121f); WHs Appendix, pp. 161, 170; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram., p. 280 (21st German edition); Alexander Buttmann (1873) N. T. Gr. 63 (55); Winers Grammar, 72 (70) and 83 (79); (Veitch, under the word)); to open: a door, a gate, Acts 5:19; Acts 12:10, 14; Acts 16:26; Revelation 4:1; very often in Greek writings. Metaphorically, to give entrance into the soul, Revelation 3:20; to furnish opportunity to do something, Acts 14:27; Colossians 4:3; passive, of an opportunity offered, 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Revelation 3:8; cf. θύρα. simply ἀνοίγειν τίνι to open (the door (Buttmann, 145 (127))) to one; properly: Luke 12:36; Acts 5:23; Acts 12:16; John 10:3; in a proverbial saying, to grant something asked for, Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9f; parabolically, to give access to the blessings of God's kingdom, Matthew 25:11; Luke 13:25; Revelation 3:7. τούς θησαυρούς, Matthew 2:11 (Sir. 43:14; Euripides, Ion 923); τά μνημεῖα, Matthew 27:52; τάφος, Romans 3:13; τό θρεαρ, Revelation 9:2. heaven is said to be opened and something to descend from it, Matthew 3:16; Luke 3:21; John 1:51 (52); Acts 10:11; or something is said to be seen there, Acts 7:56 R G; Revelation 11:19 (ὁ ναός ... ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ); ( |
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