G1358 διορύσσω (diorýssō)

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Quick Definition

διορύσσω v. I dig through, break through

Strong's Definition

to penetrate burglariously

Derivation: from G1223 (διά) and G3736 (ὀρύσσω);

KJV Usage: break through (up)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

διορύσσω (G1358)

verb | aor.pass.inf. διορυχθῆναι | ὀρύσσω

19.41 · Physical Impact · Break, Break Through

to break through, to break in, to break into to break through a wall or barrier, normally by the process of digging through (usually implying a wall made of sun-dried brick)

MAT 6:19 · MAT 6:20 · MAT 24:43 · LUK 12:39

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

δι-ορύσσω ; Pass., 1 aor. inf. διορυχθῆναι (Mt. xxiv. 43 T Tr WH; LK. xii. 39 TWH Trmrg.); 2 aor. inf. διορυγῆναι, [cf. WH. App. p. 170; fr. Hom. down]; to dig through: a house (Xen. symp. 4, 30; Job xxiv. 16 Sept.), Mt. xxiv. 43; Lk. xii. 39; absol. Mt. vi. 19 sq. [W. 594 (552); B. 146 (127)]* [Atés, see Ais. |

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

διορύσσω dioryssō 4x

to dig or break through, Mt. 6:19, 20; 24:43; Lk. 12:39*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δι-ορύσσω

[in LXX: Jb 24:16, Ex 12:5, 7, 12, (חתר) * ;]

to dig through: c. acc, of house-breaking (as in π.; MM, Exp., xi), Mt 24:43, Lk 12:39; absol., Mt 6:19, 20.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

διορύσσω. The exact phrase of Mt 2445, Lk 1239. is found in P Petr III. 28 werso (4)? (B.C. 260) ὅτι διώρνυξεν οἰκίαν, ‘* because he broke into a house.” Cf. OGZS 4838 (ii/B.c.) μὴ ἐξουσία δὲ ἔστω ἐπὶ τοὺς κοινοὺς τοίχους μήτε ἐποικοδομεῖν | μήτε διορύσσειν μήτε ἄλλο καταβλάπτειν μηθέν, and an interesting inscription from a tomb published in ZV7'IV i. | p- 100, where mention is made of certain persons BovAopévo(v)s | διορύττιν.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

διορύσσω (diorussō) — to break in. διορ-ύσσω, Attic dialect διορύττω, dig through, διὰ τάφρον ὀρύξας having dug a trench across or along, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῖχον δ., ={τοιχωρυχέω}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: —passive, [NT]

2. metaphorically, undermine, ruin, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, διορωρυγμένα δωροδοκίαις [Refs 1st c.AD+] (but to be entrenched in our several cities, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. worm out, ἀπόρρητα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

III. passive, to be shut up in a funeral vault, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

δι-ορύσσω [in LXX: Job.24:16, Exo.12:5, 7 12:12, (חָתַר) * ;] to dig through: with accusative, of house-breaking (as in π.; MM, Exp., xi), Mat.24:43, Luk.12:39; absol., Mat.6:19-20.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

6:19 6:20 24:43

12:39

📖 Greek Word Study — In-Depth Study from Precept Austin

Break in (1358) diorusso

Break in (1358) (diorusso from diá = through, + orússo = to dig) means literally to "dig through". To break through a wall or barrier, normally by the process of digging through. Digging through a wall in Jesus' day was an activity that was made relatively easy to do through ancient dwellings often composed of mud walls or sun-dried bricks. Diorusso - 4x in the NT - Matt 6:19, 20; 24:43; Luke 12:39 Matthew 24:43 "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. Luke 12:39 "And be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. Diorusso - 4x in the Septuagint - Job 24:16; Ezek 12:5, 7, 12 Job 24:16 "In the dark they dig into (Lxx = diorusso) houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light. (NET renders it "In the dark the robber breaks into houses") Ezekiel 12:5 (God tells Ezekiel to) "Dig a hole (Lxx = diorusso) through the wall in their sight and go out through it.

Matthew 6:19

[Do] not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 6:20

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth [and] rust do not destroy, and... where thieves do not break in... [and] steal.

Matthew 24:43

But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and {would} not have let his house be broken into.

Luke 12:39

But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.