Ἀνοίγω

ἀνοίγω (anoigo)

Gloss: I open

Principal parts: ἀνοίγω, ἀνοίξω, (ἀνέῳξα or ἠνέω/ξα or ἤνοιξα), ἀνέω/γα, ἀνέω/γμαι, (ἀνεῴχθην or ἠνοίχθην)

Strong's 455

GK 487

Frequency in New Testament 77


 * This word occurs with lots of alternative spellings. In John 9:14, 17, 21, it occurs 3 times in the aorist 3P sg with 3 different spellings! (ἀνέῳξεν, ἠνέῳξέν, ἤνοιξεν)
 * Frequently in the passive, after all, most times God is the one doing the opening.
 * The present indicative 1P sg. also has an alternative ᾰ̓νοίγνῡμῐ but most lexicons list ἀνοίγω.

Paradigms
Note not all forms are used in the NT. The tables are constructed from various sources. The forms which do occur in the NT are in bold. The LXX contains morre forms.

Future Active Indicative

 * exhibits contraction rule: κ, γ, χ + σ → ξ

Aorist Active Indicative

 * exhibits contraction rule: κ, γ, χ + σ → ξ
 * Of the variant forms of 3P sg. ἤνοιξεν is most common in the NT