Greek · Strong's G3736
ὀρύσσω
oryssoor-oos'-so
to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig
1890 spelling: orýssō
- ο70
- ρ100
- υ400
- σ200
- σ200
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,770
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig
Rendered in the KJV as
dig.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ὤρυξεν3
How it is rendered · 3
- dug1
- he dug1
- he dug in1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular3
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- V-AAI-3S · 3
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 21:33ὤρυξενōruxenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularListen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.here: he dug
- Matthew 25:18ὤρυξενōruxenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.here: he dug in