verb

diorussamō

Greekδιορύσσω (diorussō)

Strong’sG1358

I dig through, break through

stem dioruss-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

diorussalō“break in”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Matthew 6:19“break in”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 6:20“break in”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

diorussira“broken into”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×

Matthew 24:43“broken into”ekeinem de gnōskavōr hoti ei oidatelē tos oikodespotos poia fulaka tos kleptos erchetō, grēgorata an kai ouk an easata diorussira tan oikian autou.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Luke 12:39“broken into”Houtem de gnōskavōr hoti ei oidatelē tos oikodespotos poia hōra tos kleptos erchetō, ouk an afiēkata diorussira ton oikon autou.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.