ὀρύσσω orýssō
Meaning
to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig
In the King James Version: dig
Derivation: apparently a primary verb;
Where it is used
- Matthew 21:33 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 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 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.