Definition
ἐκ-ριζόω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Judges 5:14 (שֶׁרֶשׁ), Jeremiah 1:10 (נָתַשׁ), Zephaniah 2:4 (גָּרַשׁ A, עָקַר BS), Daniel 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), Matthew 13:29; 15:13, Luke 17:6, Jude 12.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐκριζόω:
- עָקַרa.qar“to uproot”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 13:29ἐκριζώσητε · you might uproot‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
- Matthew 15:13ἐκριζωθήσεται · will be pulled up by its rootsBut Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- Luke 17:6Ἐκριζώθητι · Be uprootedAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
- Jude 1:12ἐκριζωθέντα · after being uprootedThese men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.