Diorusso (from dia, 'through,' and orusso, 'to dig') means to dig or break through, especially through the mud-brick or earthen walls of an ancient Near Eastern house. All four New Testament occurrences involve burglary through walls. Jesus warns against storing treasure where thieves 'dig through' and steal (Matt 6:19-20), and in the parable of the watchful householder, the thief would have 'broken in' had the master not kept watch (Matt 24:43; Luke 12:39). Spanish perforar/horadar, French percer, and German durchgraben all reflect the physical act of tunneling through a wall -- a vivid image largely lost on modern Western readers unfamiliar with mud-brick construction.