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The term "openeth" is an archaic form of the verb "open," frequently encountered in the King James Version of the Bible and other older translations. It signifies the act of opening, which can be understood both in a literal and metaphorical sense. In the Berean Standard Bible , the term is often translated into more contemporary language, but the concept remains significant throughout Scripture.

Literal Usage:

In its literal sense, "openeth" refers to the physical act of opening something, such as a door, mouth, or eyes. This action is often associated with divine intervention or human response to God's commands. For example, in the context of God's provision, Psalm 145:16 states, "You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing." Here, the act of opening signifies God's generosity and care for His creation.

Metaphorical and Spiritual Usage:

Metaphorically, "openeth" is used to describe the unveiling or revelation of spiritual truths. In the New Testament, Jesus often speaks of opening the eyes of the blind, both physically and spiritually. In Luke 24:31 , after His resurrection, it is written, "Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him." This opening of eyes symbolizes the revelation of Christ's true identity and the understanding of His teachings.

The concept of opening is also significant in the context of prayer and divine communication. Revelation 3:20 states, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me." Here, the act of opening the door represents an individual's willingness to receive Christ and enter into fellowship with Him.

Theological Implications:

Theologically, "openeth" underscores the importance of receptivity to God's will and the readiness to embrace His guidance. It suggests an active participation in one's spiritual journey, where believers are encouraged to open their hearts and minds to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. Proverbs 8:34 highlights this readiness: "Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway."

Conclusion:

While the term "openeth" may not appear frequently in modern translations, its underlying themes of revelation, readiness, and divine interaction remain central to the biblical narrative. Whether through the literal opening of doors or the metaphorical opening of hearts, the concept invites believers to engage actively with their faith and remain open to the workings of God in their lives.

Strong's Hebrew

6363. peter -- that which separates or first opens
... Or pitrah {pit-raw'}; from patar; a fissure, ie (concretely) firstling (as opening
the matrix) -- firstling, openeth, such as open. see HEBREW patar. ...
/hebrew/6363.htm - 5k

Library

It is Related that when Pilate Would Fain have Released Him all ...
... as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs." And again, "I was
as a deaf man, and heard not, and as one that is dumb and openeth not his ...
/.../22 it is related that.htm

Touching the First Subject of all the Forementioned Power of the ...
... He hath the key of David: He openeth, and no man shutteth; He shutieth, and no man
openeth, Rev.3.7. The government is upon his shoulder, Isa.9.6. ...
/.../chap vii touching the first.htm

Commandments to Women.
... her hands to the spindle. She openeth her hands to the needy; yea, she
reacheth forth her hands to the poor. Her husband takes no ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iii commandments to women.htm

Christ as an Example of Humility.
... gone astray; [every] man has wandered in his own way; and the Lord has delivered
Him up for our sins, while He in the midst of His sufferings openeth not His ...
/.../chapter xvi christ as an example.htm

Philadelphia
... things saith he... that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man
shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth.". The reference ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/philadelphia.htm

Prophecies of his Passion and Death in all Its Circumstances.
... "For all we," it says, "like sheep were gone astray; man had erred in his way; and
the Lord delivered him for our sins; and he openeth not his mouth, because ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 34 prophecies of his.htm

Whether There Should be Keys in the Church?
... But this belongs to Christ alone, "Who openeth and no man shutteth, shutteth and
no man openeth" (Apoc.3:7). Therefore the Church has no keys in the hands of ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there should be keys.htm

God's Law Immutable
... But "He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth," had
declared: "Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 25 gods law immutable.htm

God's Law Immutable.
... But "He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth," had
declared, "Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /25 gods law immutable.htm

Thesaurus

Openeth (48 Occurrences)
...Openeth (48 Occurrences). Luke 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every
male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) (KJV ASV). ...
/o/openeth.htm - 20k

Matrix (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix,
and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall ...
/m/matrix.htm - 8k

Swalloweth (10 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Numbers 16:32 and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their
houses, and all the men who 'are' for Korah, and all the goods, (YLT). ...
/s/swalloweth.htm - 9k

Firstlings (7 Occurrences)
... Exodus 13:12 that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the womb;
every firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be the ...
/f/firstlings.htm - 8k

Consuming (26 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:10 and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them and Korah, in
the death of the company, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men ...
/c/consuming.htm - 14k

Shutteth (17 Occurrences)
... to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is
holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no ...
/s/shutteth.htm - 11k

First-born (110 Occurrences)
... Exodus 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among
the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. ...
/f/first-born.htm - 41k

Firstling (8 Occurrences)
... Exodus 13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix,
and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall ...
/f/firstling.htm - 15k

Israelite (83 Occurrences)
... Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of
Israel instead of every first-born that openeth the womb among the children of ...
/i/israelite.htm - 33k

Covereth (61 Occurrences)
... Judges 4:19 And he saith unto her, 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water,
for I am thirsty;' and she openeth the bottle of milk, and giveth him to ...
/c/covereth.htm - 24k

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Concordance

Openeth (48 Occurrences)

Luke 2:23
(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
(KJV ASV)

John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 8:32
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
(ASV)

Revelation 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
(KJV ASV WBS)

Revelation 8:1
And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,
(YLT)

Genesis 8:6
And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,
(YLT)

Genesis 21:19
And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle 'with' water, and causeth the youth to drink;
(YLT)

Genesis 29:31
And Jehovah seeth that Leah 'is' the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel 'is' barren;
(YLT)

Genesis 30:22
And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,
(YLT)

Genesis 41:56
And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all 'places' which have 'corn' in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
(YLT)

Genesis 42:27
and the one openeth his sack to give provender to his ass at a lodging-place, and he seeth his money, and lo, it 'is' in the mouth of his bag,
(YLT)

Genesis 44:11
and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;
(YLT)

Exodus 2:6
and openeth, and seeth him -- the lad, and lo, a child weeping! and she hath pity on him, and saith, 'This is 'one' of the Hebrews' children.'
(YLT)

Exodus 13:2
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 13:12
That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 13:15
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 34:19
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY)

Numbers 3:12
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Numbers 8:16
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
(See JPS ASV YLT)

Numbers 16:32
and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who 'are' for Korah, and all the goods,
(YLT)

Numbers 22:28
And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, 'What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
(YLT)

Numbers 26:10
and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them and Korah, in the death of the company, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;
(YLT)

Judges 4:19
And he saith unto her, 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water, for I am thirsty;' and she openeth the bottle of milk, and giveth him to drink, and covereth him.
(YLT)

Judges 19:27
And her lord riseth in the morning, and openeth the doors of the house, and goeth out to go on his way, and lo, the woman, his concubine, is fallen at the opening of the house, and her hands 'are' on the threshold,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 3:15
And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli.
(YLT)

1 Kings 7:36
And he openeth on the tablets of its spokes, and on its borders, cherubs, lions, and palm-trees, according to the void space of each, and additions round about.
(YLT)

2 Kings 4:35
and he turneth back and walketh in the house, once hither and once thither, and goeth up and stretcheth himself upon him, and the youth sneezeth till seven times, and the youth openeth his eyes.
(YLT)

2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayeth, and saith, 'Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.
(YLT)

2 Kings 6:20
And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, 'Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!
(YLT)

2 Kings 9:10
and Jezebel do the dogs eat in the portion of Jezreel, and there is none burying;' and he openeth the door and fleeth.
(YLT)

2 Kings 13:17
and saith, 'Open the window eastward;' and he openeth, and Elisha saith, 'Shoot,' and he shooteth; and he saith, 'An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.'
(YLT)

Nehemiah 8:5
And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people -- for above all the people he hath been -- and at his opening 'it' all the people have stood up,
(YLT)

Job 27:19
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 28:4
He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants of the earth: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.
(DBY)

Job 33:16
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 36:10
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 36:15
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 106:17
Earth openeth, and swalloweth up Dathan, And covereth over the company of Abiram.
(YLT)

Psalms 146:8
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
(See JPS ASV DBY)

Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 28:24
The whole day plougheth the ploughman to sow? He openeth and harroweth his ground!
(YLT)

Isaiah 45:8
Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 20:26
And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV)

Ezekiel 33:22
And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Openeth

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