What does ἀνοίγω · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
ἀνοίγω · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "the heavens were opened".
Greek · G455, G3772
ἠνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί
To open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications) · heaven
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ἀνοίγω G455 to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)
Pronunciation anoígō
Opens literally (doors, gates, eyes, heaven) and figuratively (opportunity, speech, understanding, divine access)
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οὐρανός G3772 heaven
Pronunciation ouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
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What does ἠνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί (ēneōchthēsan hoi ouranoi) mean in the Bible?
ἀνοίγω · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "the heavens were opened".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G455, G3772?
G455, G3772 is connected to 77 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the heavens were opened
Source Gloss
the heavens were opened
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 5 Aligned forms 77 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 42×
Aorist Active John 9:14 · John 9:17 · John 9:21 · John 9:26 · John 9:30 · John 9:32 · Acts 5:19 · Acts 9:40 · Acts 12:14 · Acts 14:27 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 6:3 · Rev 6:5 · Rev 6:7 · Rev 6:9 · Rev 6:12 20×
Aorist Passive Matt 3:16 · Matt 9:30 · Matt 27:52 · Mark 7:35 · John 9:10 · Acts 16:26 · Rev 20:12 · Luke 1:64 · Acts 12:10 · Rev 11:19 · Rev 15:5 12×
Future Passive Matt 7:7 · Matt 7:8 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 11:10 4×
Present Active John 10:3 · Acts 8:32 · Rev 3:7 3×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 16:9 · 2 Cor 6:11 2×
Future Active Matt 13:35 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active John 10:21 · Acts 26:18 · Rev 5:2 · Rev 5:3 · Rev 5:4 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 5:9 7×
Aorist Passive Luke 3:21 1×
Present Active Acts 18:14 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 20×
Perfect Passive Acts 10:11 · Rev 19:11 · Rev 10:2 · Rev 10:8 · Acts 9:8 · Acts 16:27 · Rom 3:13 · 2 Cor 2:12 · Rev 3:8 · Rev 4:1 10×
Aorist Active Matt 5:2 · Matt 17:27 · John 11:37 · Acts 8:35 · Acts 10:34 · Matt 2:11 · Acts 5:23 · Acts 12:16 8×
Perfect Active John 1:51 1×
Present Active Rev 3:7 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Matt 25:11 · Luke 13:25 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Active Col 4:3 · Rev 3:20 · Luke 12:36 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 20:33 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 77 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 54 perfect 13 present 5 future 5
Voice
active 49 passive 28
Mood
indicative 42 participle 20 infinitive 9 subjunctive 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 ἀνοίξαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 3:16 ἠνεῴχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 5:2 ἀνοίξας aorist active participle participle Matthew 7:7 ἀνοιγήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 7:8 ἀνοιγήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 9:30 ἠνεῴχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 13:35 Ἀνοίξω future active indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 ἀνοίξας aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:33 ἀνοιγῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 25:11 ἄνοιξον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 27:52 ἀνεῴχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Mark 7:35 ἠνοίγησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 1:64 ἀνεῴχθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 3:21 ἀνεῳχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 11:10 ἀνοιγήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 11:9 ἀνοιγήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 12:36 ἀνοίξωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 13:25 ἄνοιξον aorist active imperative imperative John 1:51 ἀνεῳγότα perfect active participle participle John 9:10 ἠνεῴχθησάν aorist passive indicative completed John 9:14 ἀνέῳξεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:17 ἠνέῳξέν aorist active indicative completed John 9:21 ἤνοιξεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:26 ἤνοιξέν aorist active indicative completed John 9:30 ἤνοιξέν aorist active indicative completed John 9:32 ἠνέῳξέν aorist active indicative completed John 10:21 ἀνοῖξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 10:3 ἀνοίγει present active indicative ongoing John 11:37 ἀνοίξας aorist active participle participle Acts 5:19 ἤνοιξε aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:23 ἀνοίξαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 8:32 ἀνοίγει present active indicative ongoing Acts 8:35 ἀνοίξας aorist active participle participle Acts 9:40 ἤνοιξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:8 ἀνεῳγμένων perfect passive participle participle Acts 10:11 ἀνεῳγμένον perfect passive participle participle Acts 10:34 Ἀνοίξας aorist active participle participle Acts 12:10 ἠνοίγη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 12:14 ἤνοιξεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:16 ἀνοίξαντες aorist active participle participle
+37 more occurrences
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)
Word Origins
ἠνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί is built from this root:
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