ἀνοίγω

(ἀνά, οἴγω i. e. ὀιγνυμι); future ἀνοίξω; 1 aorist ἤνοιξα and (Jn 9:14 and as a variant elsewhere also) ἀνέῳξα (an earlier form) (and ἠνεωξα WH in Jn 9:17, Jn 9:32 (cf. Gen 8:6), so Tr (when corrected), but without the iota subscript; see Iota); 2 perfect ἀνέῳγα (to be or stand open; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 250f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 247; Veitch, under the word); the Attic writers give this force mostly to the perfect passive); passive (present ἀνοίγομαι Mt 7:8 L Tr text WH marginal reading; Lk 11:10 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); perfect participle ἀνεῳγμένος and ἠνεῳγμένος (ἠνοιγμενος Acts 9:8 Tdf.); 1 aorist ἀνεῴχθην, ἠνεωχθην, and ἠνοιχθην, infinitive ἀνεῳχθῆναι (with double augment Lk 3:21); 2 aorist ἠνοιγην (the usual later form); 1 future ἀνοιχθήσομαι (Lk 11:9 Tdf., 10 L T); 2 future ἀνοιγήσομαι; (on these forms, in the use of which both manuscripts and editions differ much, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 121f); WHs Appendix, pp. 161, 170; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram., p. 280 (21st German edition); Alexander Buttmann (1873) N. T. Gr. 63 (55); Winers Grammar, 72 (70) and 83 (79); (Veitch, under the word)); to open: a door, a gate, Acts 5:19; Acts 12:10, Acts 12:14; Acts 16:26; Rev 4:1; very often in Greek writings. Metaphorically, to give entrance into the soul, Rev 3:20; to furnish opportunity to do something, Acts 14:27; Col 4:3; passive, of an opportunity offered, 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Rev 3:8; cf. θύρα. simply ἀνοίγειν τίνι to open (the door (Buttmann, 145 (127))) to one; properly: Lk 12:36; Acts 5:23; Acts 12:16; Jn 10:3; in a proverbial saying, to grant something asked for, Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9f; parabolically, to give access to the blessings of God's kingdom, Mt 25:11; Lk 13:25; Rev 3:7. τούς θησαυρούς, Mt 2:11 (Sir. 43:14; Euripides, Ion 923); τά μνημεῖα, Mt 27:52; τάφος, Rom 3:13; τό θρεαρ, Rev 9:2. heaven is said to be opened and something to descend from it, Mt 3:16; Lk 3:21; Jn 1:51 (52); Acts 10:11; or something is said to be seen there, Acts 7:56 R G; Rev 11:19 (ὁ ναός... ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ); (); . ἀνοίξας τό στόμα: of a fish's mouth, Mt 17:27; Hebraistically, of those who begin to speak (Winer's Grammar, 33 (32), 608 (565)), Mt 5:2; Acts 8:32, Acts 8:35; Acts 10:34; Acts 18:14; followed by εἰς βλασφημίαν (βλασφημίας Tr WH), Rev 13:6; ἐν παραβολαῖς, i. e. to make use of (A. V. in), Mt 13:35 (Ps 77:2; ἐν ἐπεσι Lucian, Philops. § 33); πρός τινα, 2 Cor 6:11 (τό στόμα ἡμῶν ἀνέῳγε πρός ὑμᾶς our mouth is open toward you, i. e. we speak freely to you, we keep nothing back); the mouth of one is said to be opened who recovers the power of speech, Lk 1:64; of the earth yawning, Rev 12:16. ἠνοίγησαν... ἀκοαί (τίνος), i. e. to restore the faculty of hearing, Mk 7:35 (L T Tr WH). Ἀνοιγαν τούς ὀφθαλμούς (Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)), to part the eyelids so as to see, Acts 9:8, Acts 9:40; τίνος, to restore one's sight, Mt 9:30; Mt 20:33; Jn 9:10, Jn 9:14, Jn 9:17, Jn 9:21, Jn 9:26, Jn 9:30, Jn 9:32; Jn 10:21; Jn 11:37; metaphorically, Acts 26:18 (to open the eyes of one's mind). ἀνοίγω τήν σφραγῖδα, to unseal, Rev 5:9; Rev 6:1, Rev 6:3, Rev 6:5, Rev 6:7, Rev 6:9, Rev 6:12; Rev 8:1; ἀνοιγαν τό βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, to unroll, Lk 4:17 L Tr WH; Rev 5:2-5; Rev 10:2, Rev 10:8; Rev 20:12. (Compare: διανοίγω.)