διανοίγω
dianoígō
“to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)”
8 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to open, Mk. 7:34, 35; Lk. 2:23; 24:31; Acts 7:56; met. to open the sense of a thing, explain, expound, Lk. 24:32; Acts 17:3; διανοίγειν τὸν νοῦν, τὴν καρδίαν, to open the mind, the heart, so as to understand and receive, Lk. 24:45; Acts 16:14*
Translated in KJV as
open
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