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)
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G4491 — ῥίζα
rhiza · root · Greek
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Matthew 3:10 · ῥίζανAnd now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.Matthew 13:6 · ῥίζανAnd when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.Matthew 13:21 · ῥίζανYet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.Mark 4:6 · ῥίζανBut when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.Mark 4:17 · ῥίζανAnd have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.Mark 11:20 · ῥιζῶν.And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.Luke 3:9 · ῥίζανAnd now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.Luke 8:13 · ῥίζανThey on the rock [are they], which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.Romans 11:16 · ῥίζαFor if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.Romans 11:17 · ῥίζηςAnd if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;Romans 11:18 · ῥίζαν · ῥίζαBoast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.Romans 15:12 · ῥίζαAnd again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.1 Timothy 6:10 · ῥίζαFor the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.Hebrews 12:15 · ῥίζαLooking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;Revelation 5:5 · ῥίζαAnd one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Revelation 22:16 · ῥίζαI Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.