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Lexicon :: Strong's G4491 - riza

Aa
ῥίζα
Transliteration
riza (Key)
Pronunciation
hrid'-zah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:985,985

Strong’s Definitions

ῥίζα rhíza, hrid'-zah; apparently a primary word; a "root" (literally or figuratively):—root.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G4491 in the following manner: root (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G4491 in the following manner: root (17x).

  1. a root

  2. that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot

  3. metaph. offspring, progeny

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ῥίζα rhíza, hrid'-zah; apparently a primary word; a "root" (literally or figuratively):—root.
STRONGS G4491:
ῤίζα, ῤίζης, ἡ (akin to German Reis (cf. Latinradix; 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
11:10
Matthew
3:10; 13:6; 13:21
Mark
4:6; 4:17; 11:20
Luke
3:9; 8:13
Romans
11:16; 11:17; 11:18; 15:12
1 Timothy
6:10
Hebrews
12:15
Revelation
5:5; 22:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4491 matches the Greek ῥίζα (riza),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 - And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:20 - And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:16 - And if the first-fruit is holy, so is the mass: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 - But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, an olive-tree of the fields, were put in among them, and were given a part with them in the root by which the olive-tree is made fertile,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:18 - Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:12 - And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:15 - Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the rulers said to me, Do not be sad: see, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome, and has power to undo the book and its seven stamps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:16 - I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give witness to you of these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
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