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Strong's G3736 ὀρύσσω (orysso)

Orysso means “dig” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3736 — karbel (“clothed”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3736
Language Greek
Linked Usages 35
Books 16

Strong's G3736 Quick Answer

Strong's G3736 ὀρύσσω (orusso) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. orusso (ohr-oos'-so) v. 1. to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig [apparently a primary verb] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include dug, well, father, into, and water. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
orusso (ohr-oos'-so) v. 1. to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig [apparently a primary verb]
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
dug, well, father, into, and water

Meaning and Definition

orusso (ohr-oos'-so) v. 1. to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig [apparently a primary verb] KJV: dig

Original Word
ὀρύσσω
Transliteration
orusso
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3736. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to dig

Usage: ὀρύσσω [in LXX chiefly for חָפַר also for כָּרָה, etc. ;] to dig: with accusative, ληνόν, Mat.21:33; ὁπολήνιον, Mrk.12:1; γῆν, Mat.25:18 (cf. δι-, ἐξ-ορύσσω).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

dug well father into water made went pit shalt servants out earth

How Strong's G3736 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3736 (ὀρύσσω) appears 34 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3736 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3736 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 21:33 KJV

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

Matthew 25:18 KJV

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

Mark 12:1 KJV

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Strong's G3736 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 21:30 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abraham said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.

Genesis 26:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Philistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Genesis 26:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraham had dug, and the Philistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraham; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.

Strong's G3736 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 2:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Therefore I wept: and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and buried him.

Tobit 8:10 Septuagint / Brenton

saying, I fear lest he also be dead.

Tobit 8:11 Septuagint / Brenton

But when Raguel was come into his house,

Strong's G3736 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 98:13 Septuagint / Brenton

off your necks and slay you, and have no mercy upon you. Woe to you who rejoice in the tribulation of the righteous; for no grave shall be dug for you. Woe to you who set at nought the words of

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3736.

Genesis 21:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.
Genesis 26:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Philistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.
Genesis 26:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraham had dug, and the Philistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraham; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.
Genesis 26:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servants of Isaac dug in the Valley of Gerar, and they found there a well of living water.
Genesis 26:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.
Genesis 26:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
Genesis 26:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he built there an altar, and called on the name of the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the Valley of Gerar.
Genesis 26:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.
Genesis 50:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My father adjured me, saying, In the sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there thou shalt bury me; now then I will go up and bury my father, and return again.
Numbers 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The princes dug it, The kings of the nations in their kingdom, In their lordship sank it in the rock: and they went from the well to Mattanah,
Deuteronomy 23:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and it shall come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt dig with it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.
2 Chronicles 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they buried him in the sepulcher which he had dug for himself in the city of David, and they laid him on a bed, and filled it with spices and all kinds of perfumes of the apothecaries; and they made for him a very great funeral.
Psalms 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, And he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
Psalms 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For many dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: They pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms 56:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have prepared snares for my feet, And have bowed down my soul: They have dug a pit before my face, And fallen into it themselves. Pause.
Psalms 93:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To give him rest from evil days, Until a pit be dug for the sinful one.
Proverbs 16:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: A foolish man digs up evil for himself, And treasures fire on his own lips.
Proverbs 33:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 36:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Isaiah 5:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns.
Isaiah 51:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, and seek the Lord: look to the solid rock, which ye have hewn, and to the hole of the pit which ye have dug.
Jeremiah 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my people has committed two faults, and evil ones: they have forsaken me, the fountain of water of life, and hewn out for themselves broken cisterns, which will not be able to hold water.
Jeremiah 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I went to the river Euphrates, and dug, and took the girdle out of the place where I had buried it: and, behold, it was rotten, utterly good for nothing.
Ezekiel 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to me, Son of man, dig: so I dug, and behold a door.
Zechariah 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For as for the stone which I have set before the face of Joshua, on the one stone are seven eyes: behold, I am digging a trench, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will search out all the iniquity of that land in one day.
Matthew 21:33 New Testament, KJV
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Matthew 25:18 New Testament, KJV
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Mark 12:1 New Testament, KJV
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Tobit 2:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore I wept: and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and buried him.
Tobit 8:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
saying, I fear lest he also be dead.
Tobit 8:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But when Raguel was come into his house,
Wisdom of Sirach 27:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: And he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hezekiah fortified his city, And brought in water into the midst thereof: He dug the hard rock with iron, And made wells for waters.
1 Enoch 98:13 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
off your necks and slay you, and have no mercy upon you. Woe to you who rejoice in the tribulation of the righteous; for no grave shall be dug for you. Woe to you who set at nought the words of

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3736, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3736 FAQ

What does orysso (ὀρύσσω) mean?

Orysso (Strong's G3736) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dig". orusso (ohr-oos'-so) v. 1. to "burrow" in the ground, i.e. dig [apparently a primary verb]

How many times is orysso (ὀρύσσω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G3736 across 16 books.

Where can I study orysso (ὀρύσσω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3736 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate orysso (ὀρύσσω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dug, well, father, into, water, and made. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3736 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 26 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3736, with linked reader references where each row is available.