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ō´p'n: In the Old Testament represents chiefly פּתח, paÌ„thahÌ£, but also other words, as גּלה, gaÌ„laÌ„h, “to uncoverâ€; of the opening of the eyes in vision, etc. (thus Balaam, ; ; compare ; ; ; , ). In the New Testament the usual word is ἀνοιÌγω, anoıÌgoÌ„ (of opening of mouth, eyes, heavens, doors, etc.). A peculiar word, Ï„ÏαχηλιÌζομαι, tracheÌ„lıÌzomai (literally, to have the neck bent back, to be laid bare), is used for “laid open†before God in .