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Name of God’s Son

ΩΡΥΞΑΤΕʼ, ωρυξατεʼ

ŌRYXATEʼ, ōryxateʼ

Sounds Like: oh-RYX-ah-teh

Translations: you dug, you have dug, dig (imperative)

From the root: ΟΡΥΣΣΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the aorist active indicative or imperative form of the verb 'ορύσσω' (oryssō), meaning 'to dig' or 'to excavate'. It describes the action of digging something out of the ground. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this word is also used as a numeral, representing the number 800. However, in the provided context, it functions as a verb.

Inflection: Second Person Plural, Aorist Active Indicative or Aorist Active Imperative

Strong’s number: G3736 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

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