Forms of the word

Dictionary
ὀρύσσω
Greek transliteration
oryssō
Simplified transliteration
orysso
Principal Parts
-, ὤρυξα, -, -, ὠρύγην ορ ὠρύχθην

Numbers

Strong's number
3736
GK Number
4002

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2b
Gloss
to dig up, dig out
Definition
to dig, excavate, Mt. 21:33; 25:18; Mk. 12:1*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀρύσσω

Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 25:18 But the servant who had received the one talent went out and dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it. He dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a pit for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

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