verb
dianoigamō
Strong’sG1272
I open fully
stem dianoig-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δι-αν-οίγω
[in LXX for פּטר (Ex, Nu), פּקח, פּתח, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1272 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
lay open, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, LXX+2nd c.AD+; of a dead body, Refs 4th c.BC+
II open so as to connect, τὸν Ἰνδικὸν καὶ Περσικὸν κόλπον Refs
III reveal, explain, τὰς γραφάς NT+5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dianoigateδιήνοιγεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | opened | 1× |
| dianoigataδιήνοιξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | opened | 2× |
| dianoigilaδιηνοίχθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | opened | 1× |
| dianoigisarΔιανοίχθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | opened | 1× |
| dianoigarōntosδιανοίγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | explaining | 1× |
| dianoigarōntemδιανοῖγον | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | opens | 1× |
| dianoigorēntoinδιηνοιγμένους | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | opened | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigamō | dianoigame | dianoigami | dianoigama | dianoigamē | dianoigamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigasō | dianoigase | dianoigasi | dianoigasa | dianoigasē | dianoigaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigatō | dianoigate1×διήνοιγεν | dianoigati | dianoigata2×διήνοιξεν | dianoigatē | dianoigatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dianoiganō | dianoigane | dianoigani | dianoigana | dianoiganē | dianoiganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigavō | dianoigave | dianoigavi | dianoigava | dianoigavē | dianoigavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigalō | dianoigale | dianoigali | dianoigala | dianoigalē | dianoigalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigomō | dianoigome | dianoigomē | dianoigomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigosō | dianoigose | dianoigosē | dianoigoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigotō | dianoigote | dianoigotē | dianoigotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dianoigonō | dianoigone | dianoigonē | dianoigonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigovō | dianoigove | dianoigovē | dianoigovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigolō | dianoigole | dianoigolē | dianoigolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigimi | dianoigima |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigisi | dianoigisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigiti | dianoigita |
| we 1st person plural | dianoigini | dianoigina |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigivi | dianoigiva |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigili | dianoigila1×διηνοίχθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigameiō | dianoigameia | dianoigameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigaseiō | dianoigaseia | dianoigaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigateiō | dianoigateia | dianoigateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dianoiganeiō | dianoiganeia | dianoiganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigaveiō | dianoigaveia | dianoigaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigaleiō | dianoigaleia | dianoigaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigomeiō | dianoigomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigoseiō | dianoigoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigoteiō | dianoigoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dianoigoneiō | dianoigoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigoveiō | dianoigoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigoleiō | dianoigoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigiteia |
| we 1st person plural | dianoigineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigasōr | dianoigasar | dianoigasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigatōr | dianoigatar | dianoigatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigavōr | dianoigavar | dianoigavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigalōr | dianoigalar | dianoigalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigosōr | dianoigosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigotōr | dianoigotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigovōr | dianoigovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigolōr | dianoigolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigisar1×Διανοίχθητι |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigivar |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigamoiō | dianoigamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigasoiō | dianoigasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigatoiō | dianoigatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dianoiganoiō | dianoiganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigavoiō | dianoigavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigaloiō | dianoigaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dianoigonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dianoigimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dianoigisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dianoigitoia |
| we 1st person plural | dianoiginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dianoigivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dianoigiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dianoigarō | dianoigari | dianoigara | dianoigarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dianoigorō | dianoigorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | dianoigiri | dianoigira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dianoigarōntos2×διανοίγων | dianoigarintos | dianoigarantos | dianoigarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dianoigorōntos | dianoigorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | dianoigirintos | dianoigirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dianoig is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
dianoigate“opened”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 24:32… lalate ni en ta hoda, hōs dianoigate ni tain grafain?… with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
dianoigata“opened”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 24:45tote dianoigata autoiu ton nouon teu suniēkarō tain …Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Acts 16:14… ton theon, akouate, hau tos kurios dianoigata tan kardian prosecharō tei lalorōntei hupo …… a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s …
dianoigila“opened”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 24:31autoiu de dianoigila tois ofthalmois kai epignōskala auton; kai …Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus — and He …
dianoigisar“opened”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 7:34… kai legatō auto; Effathisar, hem atō Dianoigisar;… to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!” ).
dianoigarōntos“explaining”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 17:3dianoigarōntos kai paratithorōntos hoti ton christon date …explaining and proving that the Christ had …
dianoigarōntem“opens”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 2:23“opens”… en nomo kuriou hoti Pantem arsenem dianoigarōntem mētran hagiem to kurio kaliti,… is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
dianoigorēntoin“opened”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 7:56“opened”kai legata; Idou theōramō toin ouranoin dianoigorēntoin kai ton huion tou anthrōpou ek …“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand …