What does ἐκριζόω (ekrizóō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκριζόω (ekrizóō): To remove completely and permanently, not merely superficially; implies total destruction of foundation.
Greek · G1610
ἐκριζόω
To uproot
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ἐκριζόω G1610
Pronunciation ekrizóō
What does ἐκριζόω (ekrizóō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκριζόω (ekrizóō): To remove completely and permanently, not merely superficially; implies total destruction of foundation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1610?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include after being uprooted (1), Be uprooted (1), will be pulled up by its roots (1), you might uproot (1).
Where does ἐκριζόω (ekrizóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Jude (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It after being uprooted 1× Jude 1:12
Be uprooted 1× Luke 17:6
will be pulled up by its roots 1× Matthew 15:13
you might uproot 1× Matthew 13:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:29 ἐκριζώσητε to you might uproot Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 15:13 ἐκριζωθήσεται to will be pulled up by its roots Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 17:6 Ἐκριζώθητι to Be uprooted Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Jude 1:12 ἐκριζωθέντα to after being uprooted Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:29
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Jude 1
Source forms
ἐκριζωθέντα 1x ekrizōthenta Jude 1:12
ἐκριζωθήσεται 1x ekrizōthēsetai Matthew 15:13
Ἐκριζώθητι 1x Ekrizōthēti Luke 17:6
ἐκριζώσητε 1x ekrizōsēte Matthew 13:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 17:6
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Jude 1:12
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 13:29
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 15:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To remove completely and permanently, not merely superficially; implies total destruction of foundation.
Strong's G1610
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:29 Source Gloss
to uproot
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:29 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκριζώσητε ekrizwshte
I root out, root up
Read verse Matthew 15:13 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἐκριζωθήσεται. ekrizwqhsetai
I root out, root up
Read verse Luke 17:6 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
Ἐκριζώθητι, ekrizwqhti
I root out, root up
Read verse Jude 1:12 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
ἐκριζωθέντα· ekrizwqenta
I root out, root up
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:29 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Passive Matt 15:13 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 17:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive Jude 1:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
participle 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Literal removal of weeds from a field by pulling from roots
Metaphorical destruction of false teaching or ungodly plants by God
Metaphorical power of faith to uproot a tree and cast it into the sea
Divine judgment to uproot neighboring nations from their land
Word Origins
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain