ῥίζα rhiza · G4491

root

ῥίζα, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁרַשׁ ; ] ; a root: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9; ἐκ ῥιζῶν, Mrk.11:20; ῥ. ἔχειν, Mat.13:6, Mrk.4:6; id. before ἐν ἑαυτῷ, figuratively, Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17, Luk.8:13. Metaphorical (as in various senses in cl.), of cause, origin, source, etc.; (a) of things, ῥ. πάντων τ. κακῶν (Eur.), 1Ti.6:10; (b) of persons: of ancestors, Rom.11:16-18; ῥ. πικρίας, Heb.12:15. Of that which springs from a root, a shoot; metaphorically, of offspring, Rom.15:12 (LXX) Rev.5:5 22:16.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ῥίζ-α, ης, ἡ: ; Ionic dialect nominative ῥίζη []:—root, []; used as a medicine, []; ῥ. ἐλατήριος, of a purgative medicine, []: mostly in plural, roots, []; 2 metaphorically, roots of the eye, [] probably bloodshot streaks); the roots or foundations of the earth, []; of feathers, hair, etc., []; of the teeth, []; 3 τὸν πόλεμον ἐκ ῥιζῶν ἀνῄρηκε 'root and branch', []; compare ῥιζόθεν, πρόρριζος. ; II that from which anything springs as from a root, ῥίζαν ἀπείρου τρίταν a third continental …

Where it's used 17 times

Matthew 3:10 · Matthew 13:6 · Matthew 13:21 · Mark 4:6 · Mark 4:17 · Mark 11:20 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 8:13 · Romans 11:16 · Romans 11:17 · Romans 11:18 · Romans 15:12 · 1 Timothy 6:10 · Hebrews 12:15 · Revelation 5:5 · Revelation 22:16 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G4491; TFLSJ G4491

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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