To dig
ὀρύσσωStrong’s G3736orussō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Orussō is the Greek word usually translated “dug” and “dug in”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”
Meaning
Usually translated “dug” and “dug in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he dug 1
- he dug in 1
- dug 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
- Mark 12:1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Greek dictionary
ὀρύσσω orussō · to dig
ὀρύσσω [in LXX chiefly for חָפַר also for כָּרָה, etc. ;] to dig: with accusative, ληνόν, Mat.21:33; ὁπολήνιον, Mrk.12:1; γῆν, Mat.25:18 (cf. δι-, ἐξ-ορύσσω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dig” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DIG, verb transitive
preterit tense Digger or dug; participle passive Digged or dug. [G.]
- To open and break or turn up the earth with a spade or other sharp instrument.
- To excavate; to form an opening in the earth by digging and removing the loose earth; as, to dig a well, a pit or a mine.
- To pierce or open with a snout or by other means, as swine or moles.
- To pierce with a pointed instrument; to thrust in.
All definitions and other forms of “dig”
DIG, verb intransitive
- To work with a spade or other piercing instrument; to do servile work.
- To work in search of; to search.“They dig for it, more than for hid treasures” Job 3:21“Son of man, dig now in the wall” Ezekiel 8:8
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.