δι-ορύσσω [in LXX: Job.24:16, Exo.12:5, 7 12:12, (חָתַר) * ;] to dig through: with accusative, of house-breaking (as in π.; MM, Exp., xi), Mat.24:43, Luk.12:39; absol., Mat.6:19-20.† (AS)
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diorussō · to break in · Greek
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Matthew 6:19 · διορύσσουσιν“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;Matthew 6:20 · διορύσσουσινbut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;Matthew 24:43 · διορυχθῆναιBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.Luke 12:39 · διορυχθῆναιBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.