What does τάφος · ἀνοίγω mean in the Bible?
τάφος · ἀνοίγω is a Greek phrase meaning "a grave (the place of interment)".
Greek · G5028, G455
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 phrase meaning "a grave (the place of interment)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5028, G455?
G5028, G455 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a grave (the place of interment)
Source Gloss
a grave (the place of interment)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
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×
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
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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
τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος 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