ἀνοίγω

ἀν-οίγω

(ἀνά, οἴγω = οἴγνυμι) [in LXX chiefly for פָּתַח ;]

to open;

1. trans., with accusative; a door or gate, ApG 5,19; 12,14, Åb 4,1; pass., ApG 12,10; 16,26-27; metaphorically of opportunity or welcome, ApG 14,27, Kol 4,3, Åb 3,20; pass., 1 Kor 16,9, 2 Kor 2,12, Åb 3,8; absol. (sc. θύραν), ApG 5,23; 12,16; with dative of person(s), Luk 12,36, Joh 10,3; metaphorically, Matt 7,7-8; 25,11, Luk 11,9-10; 13,25, Åb 3,7; θησαυρούς (Sir 43,14), Matt 2,11; τ. μνημεῖα, Matt 27,52 τάφος, Rom 3,13 τ. φρέαρ, Åb 9,2 of heaven, Matt 3,16, Luk 3,21, ApG 10,11, Åb 11,19; 15,5; 19,11; σφραγῖδα, Åb 5,9; 6,1 ff. Åb 8,1; βιβλίον, βιβλαρίδιον, Luk 4,17, Åb 5,2-5; 10,2, 8; 20,12; τ. στόμα, Matt 17,27 id. Hebraistically (4 Mos 22,28, Job 3,1, Es 50,5, al.), of beginning to speak, Matt 5,2, ApG 8,32, 35; 10,34; 18,14; before εἰς βλαιφημίας, Åb 13,6 ἐν παραβολαῖς (Sl 78,2), Matt 13,35; of recovering speech, Luk 1,64 of the earth opening, Åb 12,16 τ. ὀφθαλμoύς, ApG 9,8, 40; id. with genitive of person(s), of restoring sight, Matt 9,30; 20,33, Joh 9:1ff; 10,21, 11:37ffff ; metaphorically, ApG 26,18 ἀκοάς, with genitive of person(s), of restoring hearing, Mark 7,35,

2. Intrans. in 2 pf., ἀνέῳγα (M, Pr., 154); heaven, Joh 1,51 τ. στόμα, before πρός, of speaking freely, 2 Kor 6,11 (cf. δι-ανοίγω and see MM, VGT, 45).†