Strong's 4491: ῤίζα
ῤίζα,
ῤίζης,
ἡ (akin to German
Reis (cf. Latin
radix; English
root; see Curtius, § 515; Fick, Part 3:775)), from Homer down; the Sept. for
שֹׁרֶשׁ;
1. a root: properly, Matthew 3:10; Luke 3:9; ἐκ ῤιζῶν, from the roots (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 d.), Mark 11:20; ῤίζαν ἔχειν, to strike deep root, Matthew 13:6; Mark 4:6; tropically, οὐ ῤίζαν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, spoken of one who has but a superficial experience of divine truth, has not permitted it to make its way into the inmost recesses of his soul, Matthew 13:21; Mark 4:17; Luke 8:13; in figurative discourse, ῤίζα πικρίας (see πικρία) of a person disposed to apostatize and induce others to commit the same offence, Hebrews 12:15; the progenitors of a race are called ῤίζα, their descendants κλάδοι (see κλάδος, b.), Romans 11:16-18. Metaphorically, cause, origin, source: πάντων τῶν κακῶν, 1 Timothy 6:10; τῆς σοφίας, Sir. 1:6 (5), 20 (18); τῆς ἀθανασίας, Wis. 15:3; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, of the devil, Ev. Nicod. 23; ἀρχή καί ῤίζα παντός ἀγαθοῦ, Epicur. quoted in Atlmn. 12, 67, p. 546f; πηγή καί ῤίζα καλοκἀγαθίας τό νομίμου τυχεῖν παιδείας, Plutarch, de purr. educ. c. 7 b.
2. after the use of the Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ, that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot; metaphorically, offspring, progeny: Romans 15:12; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 22:16 (Isaiah 11:10).
Strong's Greek: 4491. ῥίζα (rhiza) — 17 Occurrences
Matthew 3:10 - N-AFS
GRK: πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων
NAS: laid at the root of the trees;
KJV: unto the root of the trees:
INT: to the root of the trees
Matthew 13:6 - N-AFS
GRK: μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη
NAS: they had no root, they withered away.
KJV: they had no root, they withered away.
INT: not having root were dried up
Matthew 13:21 - N-AFS
GRK: ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ
NAS: no [firm] root in himself,
KJV: hath he not root in himself,
INT: he has moreover root in himself
Mark 4:6 - N-AFS
GRK: μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη
NAS: it had no root, it withered away.
KJV: it had no root, it withered away.
INT: no having root it withered away
Mark 4:17 - N-AFS
GRK: οὐκ ἔχουσιν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς
NAS: no [firm] root in themselves,
KJV: have no root in themselves,
INT: not have root in themselves
Mark 11:20 - N-GFP
GRK: ἐξηραμμένην ἐκ ῥιζῶν
NAS: withered from the roots [up].
KJV: dried up from the roots.
INT: dried up from [the] roots
Luke 3:9 - N-AFS
GRK: πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων
NAS: laid at the root of the trees;
KJV: unto the root of the trees:
INT: to the root of the trees
Luke 8:13 - N-AFS
GRK: καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν
NAS: no [firm] root; they believe
KJV: have no root, which for
INT: and these a root not have
Romans 11:16 - N-NFS
GRK: εἰ ἡ ῥίζα ἁγία καὶ
NAS: and if the root is holy,
KJV: [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so
INT: if the root [be] holy also
Romans 11:17 - N-GFS
GRK: συνκοινωνὸς τῆς ῥίζης τῆς πιότητος
NAS: with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
KJV: them partakest of the root and fatness
INT: a fellow-partaker of the root of the fatness
Romans 11:18 - N-AFS
GRK: σὺ τὴν ῥίζαν βαστάζεις ἀλλὰ
NAS: [remember that] it is not you who supports the root, but the root
KJV: bearest not the root, but the root
INT: you the root support but
Romans 11:18 - N-NFS
GRK: ἀλλὰ ἡ ῥίζα σέ
NAS: the root, but the root [supports] you.
KJV: the root, but the root thee.
INT: but the root you
Romans 15:12 - N-NFS
GRK: Ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί
NAS: THERE SHALL COME THE ROOT OF JESSE,
KJV: There shall be a root of Jesse,
INT: There will be the root of Jesse
1 Timothy 6:10 - N-NFS
GRK: ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων
NAS: For the love of money is a root of all
KJV: is the root of all
INT: a root indeed of all
Hebrews 12:15 - N-NFS
GRK: μή τις ῥίζα πικρίας ἄνω
NAS: that no root of bitterness
KJV: lest any root of bitterness springing
INT: lest any root of bitterness up
Revelation 5:5 - N-NFS
GRK: Ἰούδα ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ ἀνοῖξαι
NAS: of Judah, the Root of David,
KJV: of Juda, the Root of David,
INT: of Judah the root of David [so as] to open
Revelation 22:16 - N-NFS
GRK: εἰμι ἡ ῥίζα καὶ τὸ
NAS: I am the root and the descendant
KJV: I am the root and the offspring
INT: am the root and the
