verb

exorussamō

Greekἐξορύσσω (exorussō)

Strong’sG1846

I dig out, gouge

stem exoruss-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

digging through1×torn out1×

What it means

ἐξ-ορύσσω

[in LXX: Pr 29:22; ὀφθαλμόν (-ούς), Jg 16:21, I Ki 11:2 (נָקַר)*;]

to dig out, dig up: στέγην, Mk 2:4; metaph., ὀφθαλμούς (cf. LXX, ll c.; Herod., viii, 116), Ga 4:15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1846 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidex-or-oos'-so

to dig out, i.e. (by extension) to extract (an eye), remove (roofing)

Fromfrom G1537 and G3736;

King Jamesbreak up, pluck out.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
exorussaratoisἐξορύξαντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	torn out	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	exorussamō	exorussame	exorussami	exorussama	exorussamē	exorussamelē
you 2nd person singular	exorussasō	exorussase	exorussasi	exorussasa	exorussasē	exorussaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exorussatō	exorussate	exorussati	exorussata	exorussatē	exorussatelē
we 1st person plural	exorussanō	exorussane	exorussani	exorussana	exorussanē	exorussanelē
ye 2nd person plural	exorussavō	exorussave	exorussavi	exorussava	exorussavē	exorussavelē
they 3rd person plural	exorussalō	exorussale	exorussali	exorussala	exorussalē	exorussalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	exorussameiō	exorussameia	exorussameiē
you 2nd person singular	exorussaseiō	exorussaseia	exorussaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exorussateiō	exorussateia	exorussateiē
we 1st person plural	exorussaneiō	exorussaneia	exorussaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	exorussaveiō	exorussaveia	exorussaveiē
they 3rd person plural	exorussaleiō	exorussaleia	exorussaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	exorussasōr	exorussasar	exorussasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exorussatōr	exorussatar	exorussatēr
ye 2nd person plural	exorussavōr	exorussavar	exorussavēr
they 3rd person plural	exorussalōr	exorussalar	exorussalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	exorussamoiō	exorussamoia
you 2nd person singular	exorussasoiō	exorussasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exorussatoiō	exorussatoia
we 1st person plural	exorussanoiō	exorussanoia
ye 2nd person plural	exorussavoiō	exorussavoia
they 3rd person plural	exorussaloiō	exorussaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	exorussarō	exorussari	exorussara	exorussarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	exorussarōtos	exorussaritos	exorussaratos2×	exorussarētos

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

exorussstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

exoruss 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

exorussaratois“torn out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Mark 2:4“digging through”kai mē dunerōtois prosferara auto dia ton ochlon apostegazala tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussaratois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiete.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

Galatians 4:15“torn out”pou oun tos makarismos vu? marturamō gar vi hoti ei dunatem toin ofthalmoin vu exorussaratois dōava mi.What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.