Lexicon
διορύσσω
diorussō
G1358
G:V Greek

to break in

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diorusso describes thieves gaining entry to a house or home, whether the intrusion is occurring or prevented.

The attested use concerns thieves gaining entry to a house or home: Matthew 6:19 and Matthew 6:20 place it alongside stealing, while Luke 12:39 and Matthew 24:43 describe the entry that a forewarned householder would not permit.

Senses in use

  1. Gaining entry to a house by thieves · dominant

    In Matthew 6:19 and Matthew 6:20, the present active plural form occurs in clauses about thieves entering and stealing; the APB renders the relevant action as “break in.” In Luke 12:39 and Matthew 24:43, the aorist passive infinitive is the intrusion that the householder would not have allowed; the APB renders the house or home as “broken into.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the action as “break in” or as a house or home being “broken into.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall depiction of unlawful entry rather than isolate every feature of the Greek form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture