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τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος

A grave (the place of interment) · to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)

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τάφος G5028 a grave (the place of interment)
Pronunciation táphos
Physical place of burial or tomb, emphasizing the location itself rather than the act of burial
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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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What does τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος (taphos aneōgmenos) mean in the Bible?

τάφος · ἀνοίγω is a Greek word meaning "a grave (the place of interment)".

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Meaning

a grave (the place of interment)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 3:13 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:61 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:27 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:64 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:1 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:29 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 77 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 32 ongoing 3 prospective 5 resultant 2 imperative 2 subjunctive 4 infinitive 9 participle 20
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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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