Lexical Summary oryssō: to dig Original Word: ὀρύσσωTransliteration: oryssō Phonetic Spelling: (or-oos'-so) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to dig Meaning: to dig Strong's Concordance dig. Apparently a primary verb; to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. Dig -- dig. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3736: ὀρύσσωὀρύσσω: 1 aorist ὤρυξα; from Homer down; the Sept. for חָפַר, כָּרָה, etc.; to dig: to make τί by digging, Mark 12:1; τί ἐν τίνι, Matthew 21:33; equivalent to to make a pit, ἐν τῇ γῆ, Matthew 25:18 (here T Tr WH ὤρυξεν γῆν). (Compare: διορύσσω, ἐξορύσσω.) |