διορύσσω
dioryssō · break in
Greek word · Strong’s number G1358 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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dioryssō (διορύσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “break in”.
Dig through a wall to steal.
How to say it
di·o·rys·sō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Make a hole in a wall to steal.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- be broken into ×2
- dig through ×2
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 6:19
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal;
- Matthew 6:20
but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal;
- Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what 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 know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.