Break in (1358) (diorusso from diá = through, + orússo = to dig) means literally to "dig through". To break through a wall or barrier, normally by the process of digging through. Digging through a wall in Jesus' day was an activity that was made relatively easy to do through ancient dwellings often composed of mud walls or sun-dried bricks.
Diorusso - 4x in the NT - Matt 6:19, 20; 24:43; Luke 12:39
Matthew 24:43 "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Luke 12:39 "And be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Diorusso - 4x in the Septuagint - Job 24:16; 12.5" class="scriptRef">Ezek 12:5, 7, 12
Job 24:16 "In the dark they dig into (Lxx = diorusso) houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light. (NET renders it "In the dark the robber breaks into houses")
Ezekiel 12:5 (God tells Ezekiel to) "Dig a hole (Lxx = diorusso) through the wall in their sight and go out through it.
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