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διορύσσω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διορύσσω
Greek transliteration: 
dioryssō
Simplified transliteration: 
diorysso
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, διωρύχθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1358
GK Number: 
1482
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2b
Gloss: 
to break in
Definition: 
to dig, or break through, Mt. 6:19, 20; 24:43; Lk. 12:39*

Greek-English Concordance for διορύσσω

Matthew 6:19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break (dioryssousin | διορύσσουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) in and steal;
Matthew 6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do (dioryssousin | διορύσσουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not break (dioryssousin | διορύσσουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) in and steal.
Matthew 24:43 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken (diorychthēnai | διορυχθῆναι | aor pass inf ) into.
Luke 12:39 “Know this: that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would not have allowed his house be broken (diorychthēnai | διορυχθῆναι | aor pass inf ) into.