anoigo describes opening doors, gates, bodily faculties, and figurative access in the Bible.

The supplied verses most often show the removal of closure from doors, gates, scrolls, tombs, and heavenly openings; they also describe mouths, eyes, and ears becoming open, and use a door image for access to faith or speech.

1. Making entrances or enclosed things accessible · dominant

   The verb marks doors, gates, and other closed things becoming accessible: in Acts 12:10 the iron gate opened by itself, while Acts 16:26 reports that the prison doors were opened. It also concerns a scroll in Revelation 5:2 and a door in heaven in Revelation 4:1; the APB renders these clauses with forms of “opened” or “open.”

   Acts 12:10Acts 16:26Luke 13:25Revelation 4:1Revelation 5:2Revelation 10:2
2. Opening bodily faculties for speech or sight · common

   In Acts 8:35, the aorist active participle occurs as Philip began speaking after opening his mouth; Luke 1:64 similarly links an opened mouth with speech. The term also occurs when eyes are opened in John 9:10 and when ears are opened in Mark 7:35; the APB presents these as restored ability to see, hear, or speak.

   Acts 8:35Luke 1:64John 9:10John 9:14Mark 7:35Matthew 20:33
3. Providing a figurative way forward · rare

   The verb is used with a “door” that denotes access rather than a stated physical entrance: Acts 14:27 reports that God opened a door of faith to the Gentiles, and Colossians 4:3 asks that God open a door of the word for speaking. In Acts 26:18, the infinitive is followed by turning from darkness to light, with the APB rendering the clause “To open their eyes.”

   Acts 14:27Colossians 4:3Acts 26:181 Corinthians 16:92 Corinthians 2:12Revelation 3:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “opened” and “open,” including gates, doors, eyes, ears, mouths, and a scroll. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its wording only confirms the clauses’ overall presentation.