What does ῥίζα · πικρία mean in the Bible?
ῥίζα · πικρία is a Greek phrase meaning "a "root" (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G4491, G4088
ῥίζα
A "root" (literally or figuratively) · acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
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ῥίζα G4491 a "root" (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation rhíza
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πικρία G4088 acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation pikría
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What does ῥίζα (rhíza) mean in the Bible?
ῥίζα · πικρία is a Greek phrase meaning "a "root" (literally or figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4491, G4088?
G4491, G4088 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a "root" (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G4491, G4088
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Word forms 4 forms 17 references Study link Hebrews 12:12-17 Source Gloss
a "root" (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition
:--root.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 17 Case pattern Accusative (8) Number pattern Singular (16)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 11:16 · Rom 11:18 · Rom 15:12 · 1 Tim 6:10 · Heb 12:15 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 22:16 7×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Mark 11:20 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 11:17 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:10 · Matt 13:6 · Matt 13:21 · Mark 4:6 · Mark 4:17 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 8:13 · Rom 11:18 8×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
root of bitterness
Word Origins
ῥίζα is a primary word - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Warns against communal spiritual corruption. Hebrews 12:12-17
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