Word study · Greek

rhizóō

to root, to put down roots

Say it: rid-ZO-oh (approximate)

ῥιζόω

What it means

To cause to take root (from rhiza, "root"). In 3:17, "rooted and grounded in love." In Colossians 2:7, believers are "rooted and built up in him."

Range of meaning

  • RootFix in the ground.
  • EstablishMake stable.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 3

    "Rooted and grounded in love" (3:17).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4492 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources