To uproot
ἐκριζόωStrong’s G1610ekrizoō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekrizoō is the Greek word usually translated “may uproot”, “it will be rooted up” and “do be uprooted”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”
Meaning
Usually translated “may uproot”, “it will be rooted up” and “do be uprooted”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you may uproot 1
- it will be rooted up 1
- do be uprooted 1
- having been uprooted 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 1
- Jude 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
- Matthew 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
- Luke 17:6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Greek dictionary
ἐκριζόω ekrizoō · to uproot
ἐκ-ριζόω, -ῶ [in LXX: Jdg.5:14 (שֶׁרֶשׁ), Jer.1:10 (נָתַשׁ), Zep.2:4 (גָּרַשׁ A, עָקַר BS), Dan.7:8 (עָקַר), Dan LXX 4:11, 23, Wis.4:4, Sir.3:9 49:7, 1Ma.5:51, 2Ma.12:7 * ;] to root out, pluck up by the roots: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:29 15:13 Luk.17:6, Ju 12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.