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Opening

ἄνοιξιςStrong’s G0457

anoixis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anoixis is the Greek word usually translated “opening”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,”
Ephesians 6:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “opening”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • opening 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἄνοιξις anoixis · opening

    ἄνοιξις, -εως, ἡ (ἀνοίγω), an opening (in MGr., springtime): ἐν ἀ., as often as I open, Eph.6:19.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “opening” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    OPENING, participle present

    tense o'pning. Unclosing; unsealing; uncovering; revealing; interpreting.

      All definitions and other forms of “opening”

        OPENING, noun

        o'pning.

        1. A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation.
        2. A place admitting entrance; as a bay or creek.
        3. Dawn; first appearance or visibleness; beginning of exhibition or discovery.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.