ΔΙΟΡΥΣΣΩ, διορυσσω
DIORYSSŌ, dioryssō
Sounds Like: dee-oh-ROO-sso
Translations: to dig through, to break through, to undermine
From the root: ΔΙΟΡΥΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'διά' (dia), meaning 'through' or 'apart', and 'ὀρύσσω' (oryssō), meaning 'to dig'. Therefore, it literally means 'to dig through'. It is used to describe the act of breaking into a house or building by digging through a wall or foundation, often with the intent of theft. It can also imply undermining or breaking down something.
Inflection: First person singular, present active indicative
Strong’s number: G1358 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΟΡΥΣΣΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΟΡΥΞΕΙ — will dig through, will break through, will undermine, will burrow through
- ΔΙΟΡΥΞΟΝ — dig through, break through, mine, dig down, break into
- ΔΙΟΡΥΣΣΟΥΣΙ — dig through, break through, undermine, break into
- ΔΙΟΡΥΣΣΟΥΣΙΝ — dig through, break through, dig up, undermine, break into
- ΔΙΟΡΥΧΘΗΝΑΙ — to be dug through, to be broken into, to be undermined
- ΔΙΩΡΥΞΑ — I dug through, I dug up, I broke through, I undermined
- ΔΙΩΡΥΞΑΝ — they dug through, they broke through, they undermined
- ΔΙΩΡΥΞΕΝ — he dug through, he broke through, he dug up, he undermined
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