To break in
διορύσσωStrong’s G1358diorussō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diorussō is the Greek word usually translated “broken into”, “break in” and “do break in”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”
Meaning
Usually translated “broken into”, “break in” and “do break in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be broken into 2
- break in 1
- do break in 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
- Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Greek dictionary
διορύσσω diorussō · to break in
δι-ορύσσω [in LXX: Job.24:16, Exo.12:5, 7 12:12, (חָתַר) * ;] to dig through: with accusative, of house-breaking (as in π.; MM, Exp., xi), Mat.24:43, Luk.12:39; absol., Mat.6:19-20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.