Rhizoo means “root” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4492 — minharah (“den”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4492 ῥιζόω (rhizoo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. rhizoo (rhid-zoh'-o) v. 1. to root 2. (figuratively) to become stable It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include root, plant, neither, taken, and faith. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
rhizoo (rhid-zoh'-o) v. 1. to root 2. (figuratively) to become stable [from G4491] KJV: root Root(s): G4491
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4492. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to root
Usage: ῥιζόω, -ῶ (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).† (AS)
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Strong's G4492 (ῥιζόω) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and far from their reins.
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; For the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him.
And I took root in an honorable people, Even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4492.
For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and far from their reins.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; For the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him.
And I took root in an honorable people, Even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4492, grouped by book.
Rhizoo (Strong's G4492) is a Greek word most simply glossed "root". rhizoo (rhid-zoh'-o) v. 1. to root 2. (figuratively) to become stable
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's G4492 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4492 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as root, plant, neither, taken, faith, and rooted. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4492, with linked reader references where each row is available.