G1358: διορύσσω
diorýssō · “to break in”
Definition
to penetrate burglariously
KJV translates it as: break through (up)
Extended definition
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1358 is translated
- to be broken into ×2
- break in ×1
- do break in ×1
Bible verses with G1358 (diorýssō)
Diorýssō appears in 4 verses.
- Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- Matthew 24:43
But 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 12:39
And 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.