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Lexicon :: Strong's G3736 - oryssō

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ὀρύσσω
Transliteration
oryssō (Key)
Pronunciation
or-oos'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀρύσσω orýssō, or-oos'-so; apparently a primary verb; to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig:—dig.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3736 in the following manner: dig (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3736 in the following manner: dig (3x).

  1. to dig

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀρύσσω orýssō, or-oos'-so; apparently a primary verb; to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig:—dig.
STRONGS G3736:
ὀρύσσω: 1 aorist ὤρυξα; from Homer down; the Sept. for חָפַר, כָּרָה, etc.; to dig: to make τί by digging, Mark 12:1; τί ἐν τίνι, Matthew 21:33; equivalent to to make a pit, ἐν τῇ γῆ, Matthew 25:18 (here T Tr WH ὤρυξεν γῆν). (Compare: διορύσσω, ἐξορύσσω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
21:33; 25:18
Mark
12:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3736 matches the Greek ὀρύσσω (oryssō),
which occurs 28 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:19 - Isaac’s servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:21 - Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:25 - Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He set up his camp at that place, and his servants dug another well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32 - That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:5 - Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, ‘Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - Sing of this well,
which princes dug,
which great leaders hollowed out
with their scepters and staffs.” Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16 - My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
an evil gang closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:6 - My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13 - You give them relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:27 - If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:22 - An angry person starts fights;
a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the LORD!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:13 - “For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:7 - So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was rotting and falling apart. The loincloth was good for nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:8 - He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:9 - Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets.[fn] I will engrave an inscription on it, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day.
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