to open

Greek Verb

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, 11:37 ff; 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)

to open

Greek Verb

Included with: ἀνοίγ-νῡμι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνοίγω [Refs 5th c.BC+], and Attic dialect as [Refs 4th c.BC+]: imperfect ἀνἔῳγον[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἀναοίγεσκον[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ἀνοίξω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἀνέῳξα[Refs 5th c.BC+]participle ἀνεῴξας [Refs]; also ἤνοιξα[Refs 5th c.BC+] and in late Prose; Ionic dialect ἄνοιξα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry ἀνῷξα[Refs 3rd c.BC+] M: perfect ἀνέῳχα[Refs 4th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἀνεῴγει[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀνοίγνῠμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: late future ἀνοιχθήσομαι[LXX+5th c.BC+]: perfect ἀνέῳγμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ἤνοιγμαι (δι-) best reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; pluperfect ἀνέῳκτο[Refs 5th c.BC+](perfect [Refs] is used in passive sense in [Refs 5th c.BC+], and later Prose, as [NT+1st c.AD+] (though he condemns it [Refs]; but in Attic dialect, only [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἀνεῴχθην[Refs 5th c.BC+], subjunctive ἀνοιχθῆ[Refs 5th c.BC+], participle ἀνοιχθείς[LXX+5th c.BC+]; and aorist 2 ἠνοίγην[NT+2nd c.AD+]; also aorist 1 infinitive ἀνωίξαι[Refs 4th c.AD+]:—open, of doors, etc, ἀναοίγεσκον μεγάλην κληῗδα they tried to put back the bolt so as to open [the door], [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χηλοῦ δ᾽ ἀπὸ πῶμ᾽ ἀνέῳγε took off the cover and opened it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so ἀ. σορόν, θήκας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. σήμαντρα, σημεῖα, διαθήκην, open seals, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. βίβλινον (i.e. οἶνον) tap it, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; γῆρυν ἀνοίξας, for στόμα, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἀ. φιλήματα kiss with open mouths, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] b) throw open for use, γυμνάσιον[Refs]; κἀνῷξε σχολὰς opened school, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; εἰ ἀνοίξω ἐργαστήριο; shall I open a shop? [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) metaphorically, lay open, unfold, disclose, ὄνομα[Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) as nautical term, absolutely, get into the open sea, get clear of land, [Refs 5th c.BC+] is to open or first show the way over the sea. II) passive, to be open, stand open, lie open, ὄπισθε τῆς ἀνοιγομένης θύρης[Refs 5th c.BC+]cut open, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κόλποι δι᾽ ἀλλήλων ἀνοιγόμενοι opening one into another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications); open; from g303 (ἀνά) and (to open)