verb
orussamō
Greekὀρύσσω (orussō)
Strong’sG3736
I dig, dig out
stem oruss-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀρύσσω,
[in LXX chiefly for חפר, also for כּרה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3736 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidor-oos'-so
to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesdig.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| orussataὤρυξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | dug | 3× |
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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orussamō | orussame | orussami | orussama | orussamē | orussamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | orussasō | orussase | orussasi | orussasa | orussasē | orussaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orussatō | orussate | orussati | orussata3×ὤρυξεν | orussatē | orussatelē |
| we 1st person plural | orussanō | orussane | orussani | orussana | orussanē | orussanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | orussavō | orussave | orussavi | orussava | orussavē | orussavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | orussalō | orussale | orussali | orussala | orussalē | orussalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orussameiō | orussameia | orussameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | orussaseiō | orussaseia | orussaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orussateiō | orussateia | orussateiē |
| we 1st person plural | orussaneiō | orussaneia | orussaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | orussaveiō | orussaveia | orussaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | orussaleiō | orussaleia | orussaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | orussasōr | orussasar | orussasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orussatōr | orussatar | orussatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | orussavōr | orussavar | orussavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | orussalōr | orussalar | orussalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | orussamoiō | orussamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | orussasoiō | orussasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | orussatoiō | orussatoia |
| we 1st person plural | orussanoiō | orussanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | orussavoiō | orussavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | orussaloiō | orussaloia |
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 | orussarō | orussari | orussara | orussarē |
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 | orussarōtos | orussaritos | orussaratos | orussarētos |
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
oruss 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
orussata“dug”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 21:33“dug”Allan parabolan akouavar. Anthrōpos ate oikodespotos hotinos futeuata ampelōnon kai fragmon auto peritithata kai orussata en auto lēnan kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 25:18“dug”tos de tem henem lambaratos apercharatos orussata gēan kai kruptata tem arguriem tou kuriou autou.But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
Mark 12:1“dug”Kai archeta autoi en parabolai lalarō; Ampelōnon anthrōpos futeuata, kai peritithata fragmon kai orussata hupolēniem kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.