verb
rizomō
Strong’sG4492
I root, fix by the root
stem riz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ῥιζόω, -ῶ
(< ῥίζα), [in LXX: Is 40:24, Je 12:2 (שׁרשׁ), Si 3:28 24:12 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4492 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhrid-zo'-o
to root (figuratively, become stable)
Fromfrom G4491;
King Jamesroot.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cause to strike root: metaphorically, plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν Refs 8th c.BC+; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν (assuming variant) Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, of trees and plants, take root, strike root, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, Refs; so αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opposed to ἀρρίζωτοι, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fast or solid, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται Refs
2 metaphorically, ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένηRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ. have their root in.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. NT
II passive also of land, to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| rizorēntoisἐρριζωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | rooted | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rizomō | rizome | rizomē | rizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | rizosō | rizose | rizosē | rizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rizotō | rizote | rizotē | rizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | rizonō | rizone | rizonē | rizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rizovō | rizove | rizovē | rizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | rizolō | rizole | rizolē | rizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rizomeiō | rizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | rizoseiō | rizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rizoteiō | rizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | rizoneiō | rizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | rizoveiō | rizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | rizoleiō | rizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | rizosōr | rizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rizotōr | rizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | rizovōr | rizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | rizolōr | rizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | rizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | rizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | rizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | rizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | rizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | rizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | rizorō | rizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | rizorōntos | rizorēntos2× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
riz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
rizorēntois“rooted”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 3:17… en tai kardiai vu en agapa; rizorēntois kai themeliorēntois,… hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 2:7rizorēntois kai epoikodomorōntois en auto kai bebaiorōntois …rooted and built up in Him, established …