What does ῥιζόω (rhizóō) mean in the Bible?
ῥιζόω (rhizóō): To establish spiritual stability or maturity through deep, foundational attachment to Christ or love.
Greek · G4492
ῥιζόω
To root (figuratively, become stable)
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ῥιζόω G4492
Pronunciation rhizóō
What does ῥιζόω (rhizóō) mean in the Bible?
ῥιζόω (rhizóō): To establish spiritual stability or maturity through deep, foundational attachment to Christ or love.
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How does the BSB render G4492?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Then] you, being rooted (1), rooted (1).
Where does ῥιζόω (rhizóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 3:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It [Then] you, being rooted 1× Ephesians 3:17
rooted 1× Colossians 2:7
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First aligned row Ephesians 3:17
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Ephesians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
ἐρριζωμένοι 2x errizōmenoi Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 2:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 2:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To establish spiritual stability or maturity through deep, foundational attachment to Christ or love.
Strong's G4492
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 3:14-21 Source Gloss
to root (figuratively, become stable)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To establish spiritual stability or maturity through deep, foundational attachment to Christ or love.
(ῥίζα), [in LXX: Isa.40:24, Jer.12:2 (שָׁרַשׁ), Sir.3:28 24:12 * ;] to cause to take root. Metaphorical, to plant, fix firmly, establish: pass. (EV, rooted), ἐν ἀγάπῃ, Eph.3:18(17); ἐν Χριστῷ, Col.2:7 (cf. ἐκ ριζόω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 3:17 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐρριζωμένοι errizwmenoi
I root, fix by the root
Read verse Colossians 2:7 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐρριζωμένοι errizwmenoi
I root, fix by the root
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.
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Biblical Witnesses
Figuratively established and grounded in love through Christ's indwelling
Word Origins
ῥιζόω is built from this root:
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