Anoigō ἀνοίγω

Anoigō (Greek ἀνοίγω, Strong's G455) is a Greek verb meaning “to open”. It occurs 77 times in 75 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Anoigō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• 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 treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.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.
• Matthew 3:16
  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: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.
• Matthew 5:2
  And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,and He began to teach them, saying:
• Matthew 7:7
  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Matthew 7:8
  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
• Matthew 9:30
  And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
• Matthew 13:35
  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.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.”
• Matthew 17:27
  Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.“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.”
• Matthew 20:33
  They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
• Matthew 25:11
  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
• Matthew 27:52
  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Mark

• Mark 7:35
  And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

Luke

• Luke 1:64
  And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
• Luke 3:21
  Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
• 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.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.
• Luke 11:10
  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
• Luke 12:36
  And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.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.
• Luke 13:25
  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: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.’

John

• 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.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.”
• John 9:10
  Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
• John 9:14
  And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
• John 9:17
  They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.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.
• John 9:21
  But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.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.”
• John 9:26
  Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
• John 9:30
  The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
• John 9:32
  Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
• John 10:3
  To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.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.
• John 10:21
  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
• John 11:37
  And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

Acts

• Acts 5:19
  But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
• Acts 5:23
  Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
• Acts 8:32
  The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: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.
• Acts 8:35
  Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
• Acts 9:8
  And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.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.
• Acts 9:40
  But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.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.
• Acts 10:11
  And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
• Acts 10:34
  Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
• Acts 12:10
  When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.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.
• Acts 12:14
  And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.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!”
• Acts 12:16
  But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
• Acts 14:27
  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.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.
• Acts 16:26
  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
• Acts 16:27
  And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.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.
• Acts 18:14
  And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: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.
• 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 among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.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.’

Romans

• Romans 3:13
  Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 16:9
  For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 2:12
  Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
• 2 Corinthians 6:11
  O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

Colossians

• Colossians 4:3
  Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: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.

Revelation

• 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 no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;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.
• Revelation 3:8
  I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
• Revelation 3:20
  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.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.
• Revelation 4:1
  After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.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.”
• Revelation 5:2
  And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
• Revelation 5:3
  And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
• Revelation 5:4
  And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
• Revelation 5:5
  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.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.”
• 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 blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;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.
• Revelation 6:1
  And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
• Revelation 6:3
  And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
• Revelation 6:5
  And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.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.
• Revelation 6:7
  And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
• 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: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.
• 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 blood;And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
• Revelation 8:1
  And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
• Revelation 9:2
  And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.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.
• Revelation 10:2
  And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,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.
• Revelation 10:8
  And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.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.”
• 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, and an earthquake, and great hail.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, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 12:16
  And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
• Revelation 13:6
  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
• Revelation 15:5
  And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.
• 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.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.
• 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 judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).