- Transliteration: Dianoigo

- Phonetic: dee-an-oy'-go

- Definition:

1. to open by dividing or drawing asunder, to open thoroughly (what had been closed)

a. a male opening the womb (the closed matrix), i.e. the first-born

b. of the eyes and the ears

c. 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

- Origin: from G1223" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1223 and G455" class="dictionary-topic-link">G455

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1223" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1223 and G455" class="dictionary-topic-link">G455; to open thoroughly literally (as a first born) or figuratively (to expound): - open.