G4491Noun, feminine17 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 3:10ῥίζαν
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Mark 4:6ῥίζαν
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Luke 3:9ῥίζαν
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
- Romans 11:16ῥίζα
If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
- 1 Timothy 6:10ῥίζα
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Revelation 5:5ῥίζα
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Abbott-Smith
[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.;
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.