anoigō · open

What it means

anoigō (ἀνοίγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “open”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To remove what blocks the way: a door, the eyes, the mouth, a seal.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To open: a door, a book, the eyes, the mouth; figuratively, to give access. Thayer explains two idioms: to open the mouth is to begin to speak; to open the eyes is to give sight.

• “The heavens were opened” Matthew 3:16
• “Opening his mouth, he was teaching them” Matthew 5:2
• “Knock, and it will be opened to you” Matthew 7:7Matthew 25:11
• Opening the eyes: the healing of the blind Matthew 9:30John 9:14
• Opened doors: the prison, the door of faith; opening the scroll Acts 16:26Acts 14:27Revelation 5:2

How we translate it

“Opened” 48 times, “open” 23, “opens” 4, “opening” 2. The phrase “opening his mouth” is kept (Matthew 5:2), and “opened his eyes” for the healing (John 9:14), as in the Greek.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• opened ×48
• open ×23
• opens ×4
• opening ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×11
• Mark×1
• Luke×6
• John×11
• Acts×16
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Colossians×1
• Revelation×27

• Matthew 2:11

  And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell and bowed down before him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.

• Matthew 3:16

  And after being immersed, Jesus at once went up from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and coming upon him.

• Matthew 5:2

  And opening his mouth, he was teaching them, saying,

• Matthew 7:7

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

• Matthew 7:8

  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

• Matthew 9:30

  And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about it.”

• Matthew 13:35

  so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will pour out things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

• Matthew 17:27

  But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

• Matthew 20:33

  They say to him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

• Matthew 25:11

  And later the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’

• Matthew 27:52

  and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

• Mark 7:35

  And his ears were opened, and the binding of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plainly.

• Luke 1:64

  And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God.

• Luke 3:21

  Now it happened, when all the people were being immersed, and Jesus too had been immersed and was praying, that heaven was opened,

• Luke 11:9

  And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

• Luke 11:10

  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

• Luke 12:36

  and you be like people waiting for their master, to see when he will return from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open to him.

• Luke 13:25

  Once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from.’

• John 1:51

  And he says to him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”

• John 9:10

  So they were saying to him, “How were your eyes opened?”

• John 9:14

  Now it was the Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

• John 9:17

  So they say to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”

• John 9:21

  but how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him; he is of age; he will speak for himself.”

• John 9:26

  So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

• John 9:30

  The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes!

• John 9:32

  Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.

• John 10:3

  To him the gatekeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

• John 10:21

  Others were saying, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

• John 11:37

  But some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have made it so that this man also would not die?”

• Acts 5:19

  But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and, bringing them out, he said,

• Acts 5:23

  saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

• Acts 8:32

  Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb silent before the one who shears it, so he does not open his mouth.

• Acts 8:35

  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he announced the good news of Jesus to him.

• Acts 9:8

  And Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.

• Acts 9:40

  But Peter put all outside, and kneeling down he prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, get up.” And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

• Acts 10:11

  and he sees heaven opened and an object coming down, like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners to the earth;

• Acts 10:34

  Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “In truth I understand that God is not one who shows partiality,

• Acts 12:10

  And passing a first guard and a second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and going out they went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

• Acts 12:14

  And recognizing Peter’s voice, for joy she did not open the gateway, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.

• Acts 12:16

  But Peter kept on knocking; and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.

And 37 more times.