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GreekG1272Verb

διανοίγω

dianoigō

8Occurrences
G1272Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)

from G1223 (διά) and G455 (ἀνοίγω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to open up completely, to open: (LXX); pass. Metaphorical, δ. νοῦν, καρδίαν, pass., οἱ ὀφθαλμοί; of explaining, γραφάς.
LXX: for פֶּטֶר (Ex, Nu), פָּקַח, פָּתַח, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

διανοίγω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
4
Acts
3
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 16:14BSB

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

Acts 17:3BSB

explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

Acts 7:56BSB

“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Luke 2:23BSB

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

Luke 24:31BSB

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.