σκάπτω
skaptō · dig
Greek word · Strong’s number G4626 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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skaptō (σκάπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dig”.
How to say it
skap·tō
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
- To turn the soil with a tool.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- dig ×2
- dug ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 6:48
he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood came, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
- Luke 13:8
But he answered and says to him, ‘Master, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure;
- Luke 16:3
And the manager said within himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.