ὀρύσσωorýssō
to dig: with accusative, ληνόν, Matthew 21:33; ὑπολήνιον, Mark 12:1; γῆν, Matthew 25:18 (cf.
Greek (New Testament) · G3736
Meanings
δι-, ἐξ-ορύσσω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Matthew 25:18 But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
- Mark 12:1 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.