What does διανοίγω (dianoígō) mean in the Bible?
διανοίγω (dianoígō): Opens thoroughly or completely—literal physical opening or metaphorical opening of mind/heart/scripture to understanding.
Greek · G1272
διανοίγω
To open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
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διανοίγω G1272
Pronunciation dianoígō
What does διανοίγω (dianoígō) mean in the Bible?
διανοίγω (dianoígō): Opens thoroughly or completely—literal physical opening or metaphorical opening of mind/heart/scripture to understanding.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1272?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include opened (2), Be opened (1), explaining (1), firstborn (1), He opened (1).
Where does διανοίγω (dianoígō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 7:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Acts (3), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It opened 2× Luke 24:32, Acts 16:14
Be opened 1× Mark 7:34
explaining 1× Acts 17:3
firstborn 1× Luke 2:23
He opened 1× Luke 24:45
open 1× Acts 7:56
were opened 1× Luke 24:31
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 7:34 Διανοίχθητι to Be opened Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 2:23 διανοῖγον to firstborn Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Luke 24:31 διηνοίχθησαν to were opened Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 24:32 διήνοιγεν to opened Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 24:45 διήνοιξεν to He opened Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:56 διηνοιγμένους to open Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural Acts 16:14 διήνοιξεν to opened Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 17:3 διανοίγων to explaining Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 7:34
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 4 Acts 3
Source forms
διήνοιξεν 2x diēnoixen Luke 24:45, Acts 16:14
διανοῖγον 1x dianoigon Luke 2:23
διανοίγων 1x dianoigōn Acts 17:3
Διανοίχθητι 1x Dianoichthēti Mark 7:34
διήνοιγεν 1x diēnoigen Luke 24:32
διηνοιγμένους 1x diēnoigmenous Acts 7:56
διηνοίχθησαν 1x diēnoichthēsan Luke 24:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 24:45, Acts 16:14
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Mark 7:34
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 24:31
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 24:32
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 7:56
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 17:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 2:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Opens thoroughly or completely—literal physical opening or metaphorical opening of mind/heart/scripture to understanding.
Strong's G1272
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 3 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 16:11-15 Source Gloss
to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Opens thoroughly or completely—literal physical opening or metaphorical opening of mind/heart/scripture to understanding.
to open up completely, to open: Luk.2:23 (LXX); pass., Mrk.7:34, Act.7:56. Metaphorical, δ. τ. νοῦν, Luk.24:45, τ. καρδίαν, Act.16:14, pass., οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, Luk.24:31; of explaining, τ. γραφάς, Luk.24:32, Act.17:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 7:34 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
Διανοίχθητι. dianoicqhti
I open fully
Read verse Mark 7:35 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
διηνοίχθησαν dihnoicqhsan
I open fully
Read verse Luke 2:23 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
διανοῖγον dianoigon
I open fully
Read verse Luke 24:31 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
διηνοίχθησαν dihnoicqhsan
I open fully
Read verse Luke 24:32 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διήνοιγεν dihnoigen
I open fully
Read verse Luke 24:45 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
διήνοιξεν dihnoixen
I open fully
Read verse Acts 16:14 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
διήνοιξε dihnoixen
I open fully
Read verse Acts 17:3 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
διανοίγων dianoigwn
I open fully
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 24:45 · Acts 16:14 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 24:31 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 24:32 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Mark 7:34 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Luke 2:23 · Acts 17:3 2×
Perfect Passive Acts 7:56 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 perfect 1 present 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 4 passive 3
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 7:34 Διανοίχθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 2:23 διανοῖγον present active participle participle Luke 24:31 διηνοίχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 24:32 διήνοιγεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:45 διήνοιξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:56 διηνοιγμένους perfect passive participle participle Acts 16:14 διήνοιξεν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To open fully or completely.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 24:13–35 διηνοίχθησαν dianoígō
Were opened
Luke 24:36–53 διήνοιξεν dianoígō
He opened
Mark 7:31–37 διανοίγω dianoígō
to open fully
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
διανοίγω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights divine action enabling spiritual understanding. Acts 16:11-15
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain