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.

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