Strong G4492ῥιζόω
to root
- Transliteration
- rhizoō
- Pronunciation
- hrid-zo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G4491; to root (figuratively become stable): - root.
Detailed definition
ῥιζόω, -ῶ
(ῥίζα), [in LXX: Isa.40:24, Jer.12:2 (שָׁרַשׁ), Sir.3:28 24:12 *;]
to cause to take root. Metaphorical, to plant, fix firmly, establish: pass. (EV, rooted), ἐν ἀγάπῃ, Eph.3:18(17); ἐν Χριστῷ, Col.2:7 (cf. ἐκ ριζόω).†
(AS)
(ῥίζα), [in LXX: Isa.40:24, Jer.12:2 (שָׁרַשׁ), Sir.3:28 24:12 *;]
to cause to take root. Metaphorical, to plant, fix firmly, establish: pass. (EV, rooted), ἐν ἀγάπῃ, Eph.3:18(17); ἐν Χριστῷ, Col.2:7 (cf. ἐκ ριζόω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4492 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- root2
First verses
- Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ῥιζ-όω,
cause to strike root: metaphorically, plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.163)]; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν (assuming variant) [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 35)]:—passive, of trees and plants, take root, strike root, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.9, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 1.2.1:)] —middle, ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, [Refs ([prev. author] “HP” 2.5.6)]; so αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opposed to ἀρρίζωτοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 548a5; ῥ. ἐπί τινος “Anthologia Graeca” 6.66 (6th c.AD: Paulus Silentiarius Epigrammaticus))]; ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fast or solid, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1591)]; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται [Refs (“epigram Gr.” 1078.7 (from Adana).)]
2 metaphorically, ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.64:)] —passive, τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένη[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 60, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 839a)]; ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ. have their root in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ep.” 336b, cf. S 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1.271)]; ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. [NT (NT.Eph.3.18.)]
II passive also of land, to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.122.)]
cause to strike root: metaphorically, plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.163)]; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν (assuming variant) [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 35)]:—passive, of trees and plants, take root, strike root, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.9, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 1.2.1:)] —middle, ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, [Refs ([prev. author] “HP” 2.5.6)]; so αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opposed to ἀρρίζωτοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 548a5; ῥ. ἐπί τινος “Anthologia Graeca” 6.66 (6th c.AD: Paulus Silentiarius Epigrammaticus))]; ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fast or solid, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1591)]; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται [Refs (“epigram Gr.” 1078.7 (from Adana).)]
2 metaphorically, ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.64:)] —passive, τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένη[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 60, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 839a)]; ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ. have their root in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ep.” 336b, cf. S 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1.271)]; ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. [NT (NT.Eph.3.18.)]
II passive also of land, to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.122.)]