UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ῥίζα; -ης

Related lemmas: ῥιζόομαι

Sense 1: root

Semantic entry: 3.47

Semantic domains: Plants

Subdomains: Non-Fruit Parts of Plants

Definition: the underground part of a plant

Notes: In RV MRK 11:20 · LV MRK 11:20 · Read together MRK 11:20, a literal translation of ‘withered away to the roots’ may be misunderstood, since the expression might suggest that the tree had withered only as far down as the roots but that the roots had not withered. The Greek text, however, indicates that the entire tree including the roots had withered and was completely dead.

MAT 3:10: RV MAT 3:10 · LV MAT 3:10 · Read together MAT 3:10

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OET-RV MAT 3:10

10 The axe has already been placed at the base of the trees ready to cut down any tree that’s not producing good fruit, and then it’ll be thrown into the fire.

OET-LV MAT 3:10

10 And already the axe is _lying to the root of _the trees, therefore every tree not producing good fruit is _being _cut _off and is _being _thrown into the_fire.

MAT 13:6: RV MAT 13:6 · LV MAT 13:6 · Read together MAT 13:6

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6 but when the sun rose high, it was scorched, and not having any deep roots, it withered up.

OET-LV MAT 13:6

6 but the_sun having _risen, it _was _scorched and because _of that to _be_ not _having root it _was _withered.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 3:10 · RV MAT 13:6 · RV MAT 13:21 · LV MAT 3:10 · LV MAT 13:6 · LV MAT 13:21 · Read together MAT 3:10 · Read together MAT 13:6 · Read together MAT 13:21

MRK: RV MRK 4:6 · RV MRK 4:17 · RV MRK 11:20 · LV MRK 4:6 · LV MRK 4:17 · LV MRK 11:20 · Read together MRK 4:6 · Read together MRK 4:17 · Read together MRK 11:20

LUK: RV LUK 3:9 · RV LUK 8:13 · LV LUK 3:9 · LV LUK 8:13 · Read together LUK 3:9 · Read together LUK 8:13

ROM: RV ROM 11:16–18 · LV ROM 11:16–18 · Read together ROM 11:16–18

HEB: RV HEB 12:15 · LV HEB 12:15 · Read together HEB 12:15

Sense 2: descendant, offspring

Semantic entry: 10.33

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of ῥίζα[a] ‘root,’ 3.47: ῥίζα) a descendant, with probable connotations of continuing relation

ROM 15:12: RV ROM 15:12 · LV ROM 15:12 · Read together ROM 15:12

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OET-RV ROM 15:12

12 Also Yeshayah (Isaiah) wrote:
⇔ ‘There will be a descendant of Yishay (Jesse),
⇔ and the one coming to rule over non-Jews—
⇔ the non-Jews will put their hope in him.’

OET-LV ROM 15:12

12 And furthermore Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) is _saying:
There _will _be the root of_ the _Yessai/(Yishay), and the one rising _up to _be _ruling over_the_pagans, in him the_pagans will _be _hoping.

REV 5:5: RV REV 5:5 · LV REV 5:5 · Read together REV 5:5

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5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look, here’s the lion from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah). He’s the descendant of King David who’s a conqueror who’s competent to break the seals and open the scroll.”

OET-LV REV 5:5

5 And one of the elders is _saying to _me:
Not be _weeping.
Behold, overcame the lion which of the tribe of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), the root of _Dawid/(Dāvid), to _open _up the scroll, and the seven seals of _it.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 15:12 · LV ROM 15:12 · Read together ROM 15:12

REV: RV REV 5:5 · RV REV 22:16 · LV REV 5:5 · LV REV 22:16 · Read together REV 5:5 · Read together REV 22:16

Sense 3: source, cause, reason

Semantic entry: 89.17

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of ῥίζα[a] ‘root,’ 3.47: ῥίζα) that which constitutes a basic source or reason for an event or state

Notes: In a number of languages this passage in RV TI1 6:10 · LV TI1 6:10 · Read together TI1 6:10 must be structurally modified, for example, ‘because people love money, they do all those bad things.’

TI1 6:10: RV TI1 6:10 · LV TI1 6:10 · Read together TI1 6:10

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OET-RV TI1 6:10

10 because that desire for wealth is the root of all evil. Some who aspired to becoming wealthy wandered away from faith in Yeshua and wounded themselves with many disappointments.

OET-LV TI1 6:10

10 For/Because a_root of _all the evil is the fondness _of _silver, of _which some aspiring, have _wandered _away from the faith, and pierced themselves with_ many _sorrows.

HEB 12:15: RV HEB 12:15 · LV HEB 12:15 · Read together HEB 12:15

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15 Watch carefully to make sure that no one misses out on God’s grace, and to make sure that no bitterness grows up among you that could mess up many people’s lives,

OET-LV HEB 12:15

15 Overseeing lest anyone falling _short from the grace of_ the _god, lest any root of _bitterness upward sprouting may _be _troubling, and by it may _be _defiled the many,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ῥίζα

Form 1

Sense 1: root

Sense 2: descendant, offspring

Sense 3: source, cause, reason