G1272

διανοίγω

dianoigō

Verb · From διά (G1223) and ἀνοίγω (G455)

From G1223 and G455; to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound):—open.

Outline

  1. to open by dividing or drawing asunder, to open thoroughly (what had been closed)
    1. a male opening the womb (the closed matrix), i.e. the first-born
    2. of the eyes and the ears
    3. to open the mind of one, i.e. to cause to understand a thing
      1. to open one's soul, i.e. to rouse in one the faculty of understanding or the desire of learning
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