ῥίζα rhiza

Greek word for “root” · Strong’s G4491 · used 17 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

ῥίζα, -ης, ἡ; a root:;

How it is translated

Glosses given for rhiza in context, with how often each is used:

• root 16
• roots 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 11 (3), Matthew 13 (2), Mark 4 (2), Matthew 3 (1), Mark 11 (1), Luke 3 (1), Luke 8 (1), Romans 15 (1), 1 Timothy 6 (1), Hebrews 12 (1)

Forms

• ῥίζαν 8
• ῥίζα 7
• ῥιζῶν 1
• ῥίζης 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rhiza more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• κλάδος klados “branch” 3
• ξηραίνω xērainō “to dry” 3
• ἀξίνη axinē “axe” 2
• καυματίζω kaumatizō “to scorch” 2
• πρόσκαιρος proskairos “temporary” 2
• ἀνατέλλω anatellō “to rise” 2
• διωγμός diōgmos “persecution” 2
• ἐκκόπτω ekkoptō “to prevent” 2
• δένδρον dendron “tree” 2
• κεῖμαι keimai “to lay/be appointed” 2
• σκανδαλίζω skandalizō “to cause to stumble” 2
• ἥλιος hēlios “sun” 2

Key verses

The verses using rhiza that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:10 — And 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 13:21 — Yet 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 4:17 — And 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…
• Luke 3:9 — And 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 — They 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…
• Romans 11:16 — For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
• Romans 11:17 — And 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…
• Romans 15:12 — And 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 — For 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 — Looking 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 — And 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…
• Revelation 22:16 — I 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.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.