σκάπτω
skaptō
“to dig”
Definition
to dig
apparently a primary verb;
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
σκάπτω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
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