verb
diorussamō
Strong’sG1358
I dig through, break through
stem dioruss-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δι-ορύσσω
[in LXX: Jb 24:16, Ex 12:5, 7, 12, (חתר) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1358 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect διορύττω, dig through, διὰ τάφρον ὀρύξας having dug a trench across or along, Refs 8th c.BC+; τοῖχον δ., ={τοιχωρυχέω}, Refs 5th c.BC+: —passive, NT
2 metaphorically, undermine, ruin, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, διορωρυγμένα δωροδοκίαις Refs 1st c.AD+ (but to be entrenched in our several cities, Refs 4th c.BC+
II worm out, ἀπόρρητα Refs 3rd c.BC+
III passive, to be shut up in a funeral vault, Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diorussalōδιορύσσουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | break in | 2× |
| diorussiraδιορυχθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | broken into | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussamō | diorussame | diorussami | diorussama | diorussamē | diorussamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussasō | diorussase | diorussasi | diorussasa | diorussasē | diorussaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussatō | diorussate | diorussati | diorussata | diorussatē | diorussatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diorussanō | diorussane | diorussani | diorussana | diorussanē | diorussanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussavō | diorussave | diorussavi | diorussava | diorussavē | diorussavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussalō2×διορύσσουσιν | diorussale | diorussali | diorussala | diorussalē | diorussalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussomō | diorussome | diorussomē | diorussomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussosō | diorussose | diorussosē | diorussoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussotō | diorussote | diorussotē | diorussotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diorussonō | diorussone | diorussonē | diorussonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussovō | diorussove | diorussovē | diorussovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussolō | diorussole | diorussolē | diorussolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussimi | diorussima |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussisi | diorussisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussiti | diorussita |
| we 1st person plural | diorussini | diorussina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussivi | diorussiva |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussili | diorussila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussameiō | diorussameia | diorussameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussaseiō | diorussaseia | diorussaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussateiō | diorussateia | diorussateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diorussaneiō | diorussaneia | diorussaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussaveiō | diorussaveia | diorussaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussaleiō | diorussaleia | diorussaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussomeiō | diorussomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussoseiō | diorussoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussoteiō | diorussoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diorussoneiō | diorussoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussoveiō | diorussoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussoleiō | diorussoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussiteia |
| we 1st person plural | diorussineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diorussasōr | diorussasar | diorussasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussatōr | diorussatar | diorussatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussavōr | diorussavar | diorussavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussalōr | diorussalar | diorussalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diorussosōr | diorussosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussotōr | diorussotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussovōr | diorussovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussolōr | diorussolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diorussisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussamoiō | diorussamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussasoiō | diorussasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussatoiō | diorussatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diorussanoiō | diorussanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussavoiō | diorussavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussaloiō | diorussaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diorussonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diorussimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diorussisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diorussitoia |
| we 1st person plural | diorussinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diorussivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diorussiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diorussarō | diorussari | diorussara | diorussarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diorussorō | diorussorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | diorussiri | diorussira2×διορυχθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diorussarōntos | diorussarintos | diorussarantos | diorussarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diorussorōntos | diorussorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | diorussirintos | diorussirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dioruss is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
diorussalō“break in”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 6:19… kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;… and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20… brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;… destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
diorussira“broken into”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
Matthew 24:43… grēgorata an kai ouk an easata diorussira tan oikian autou.… not have let his house be broken into.
Luke 12:39… tos kleptos erchotō, ouk an afiēkata diorussira ton oikon autou.… not have let his house be broken into.