Word study · Greek

enkentrizō

to graft in

Say it: eng-ken-TRID-zo (approximate)

ἐγκεντρίζω

What it means

To graft a branch into a tree. Paul says wild olive branches are "grafted in" among the natural branches (11:17, 11:19, 11:23-24), and that broken branches can be grafted in again. It occurs only in this chapter in the New Testament.

Range of meaning

  • GraftJoin a branch to a tree.

In Romans

Every verse (4)

Verses where G1461 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources