1) to open by dividing or drawing asunder, to open thoroughly
1a) a male opening the womb (the closed matrix), i.e. the first-born
1b) of the eyes and the ears
1c) to open the mind of one, i.e. to cause to understand a thing
1c1) to open one's soul, i.e. to rouse in one the faculty of understanding or the desire of learning
Part of Speech: verb
G1272
From G1223 and G455; to open thoroughly, literally (as a first born) or figuratively (to expound): - open.
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| (ἄρσην διανοίγων μήτραν) firstborn son | 10.45 |
| (διανοίγω τὴν καρδίαν) cause to be open minded | 27.49 |
| (διανοίγω τὸν νοῦν) cause to be open minded | 27.49 |
| b explain | 33.142 |
| a make open | 79.110 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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