To open up
διανοίγωStrong’s G1272dianoigō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dianoigō is the Greek word usually translated “opening”, “do be opened” and “were opened”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”
Meaning
Usually translated “opening”, “do be opened” and “were opened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- opening 2
- do be opened 1
- were opened 1
- he was opening 1
- he opened 1
- opened up 1
- opened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 4
- Acts 3
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:23(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
- Luke 24:31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
- Luke 24:32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
- Luke 24:45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
- Acts 7:56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
- Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Greek dictionary
διανοίγω dianoigō · to open up
δι-αν-οίγω [in LXX for פֶּטֶר (Ex, Nu), פָּקַח, פָּתַח, etc. ;] to open up completely, to open: Luk.2:23 (LXX); pass., Mrk.7:34, Act.7:56. Metaphorical, δ. τ. νοῦν, Luk.24:45, τ. καρδίαν, Act.16:14, pass., οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, Luk.24:31; of explaining, τ. γραφάς, Luk.24:32, Act.17:3.† (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.
- A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation.
- A place admitting entrance; as a bay or creek.
- 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.