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ὀρύσσω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀρύσσω
Greek transliteration: 
oryssō
Simplified transliteration: 
orysso
Principal Parts: 
-, ὤρυξα, -, -, ὠρύγην ορ ὠρύχθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3736
GK Number: 
4002
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2b
Gloss: 
to dig up, dig out
Definition: 
to dig, excavate, Mt. 21:33; 25:18; Mk. 12:1*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀρύσσω

Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 25:18 But the servant who had received the one talent went out and dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it. He dug (ōryxen | ὤρυξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a pit for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey.