ῥίζα
rhíza
“a "root" (literally or figuratively)”
17 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a "root" (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a root of a tree, Mt. 3:10; 13:6; met. ἔχειν ῥίζαν, or ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, to be rooted in faith, Mt. 13:21; Mk. 4:17; Lk. 8:13; met. cause, source, origin, 1 Tim. 6:10; Heb. 12:15; by synec. the trunk, stock of a tree, met. Rom. 11:16, 17, 18; met. offspring, progeny, a descendant, Rom. 15:12; Rev. 5:5; 22:16
Translated in KJV as
root
Etymology
apparently a primary word;
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