King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1358
Transliteration: dioryssō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-or-oos'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to dig through (as of breaking into a house)
Meaning: to dig through (as of breaking into a house)
διορύσσω; passive, 1 aorist infinitive διορυχθῆναι (Matthew 24:43 T Tr WH; Luke 12:39 T WH Trmarginal reading); 2 aorist infinitive διορυγῆναι (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 170; from Homer down); to dig through: a house (Xenophon, symp. 4, 30; Job 24:16 the Sept.), Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:39; absolutely, Matthew 6:19f (Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, 146 (127)).
Word Summary
dioryssō: to dig through (as of breaking into a house)
Original Word: διορύσσωTransliteration: dioryssō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-or-oos'-so)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to dig through (as of breaking into a house)
Meaning: to dig through (as of breaking into a house)
Strong's Concordance
break through. From dia and orusso; to penetrate burglariously -- break through (up).
see GREEK dia
see GREEK orusso
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1358: διορύσσωδιορύσσω; passive, 1 aorist infinitive διορυχθῆναι (Matthew 24:43 T Tr WH; Luke 12:39 T WH Trmarginal reading); 2 aorist infinitive διορυγῆναι (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 170; from Homer down); to dig through: a house (Xenophon, symp. 4, 30; Job 24:16 the Sept.), Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:39; absolutely, Matthew 6:19f (Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, 146 (127)).