Strong's Greek · G455

ἀνοίγω

anoígō

open

Definition

to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)

Derivation

from G303 (ἀνά) and (to open);

Appears 77 times in Scripture

Luke 3:21

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

Matthew 7:7

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

Matthew 3:16

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 7:8

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 13:35

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 27:52

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Matthew 2:11

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 17:27

“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 5:2

and He began to teach them, saying:

Matthew 25:11

Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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