ῥιζόω, -@: pf. pass. ptep. ἐρριζωμένος [see P, p]; (pita); fr. Hom. down; to cause to strike root, to strengthen with roots; as often in class. writ. (see Passow s. v. 3; [L. and S. s.v. 1.7), trop. to render firm, to fix, establish, cause a person or a thing to be thoroughly grounded: pass. ἐρριζωμένος (Vulg. radicatus) ἐν ἀγάπῃ, Eph. iii. 17 (18) [not WH]; ἐν Χριστῷ, in communion with Christ, Col. ii. 7. [Comp. ἐκ-ῥιζόω.

ῥιζόω rhizoō 2x

to root, cause to take root; firmly rooted, strengthened with roots; met. firm, constant, firmly fixed, Eph. 3:17; Col. 2:7*

ῥιζόω, -ῶ

(< ῥίζα), [in LXX: Is 40:24, Je 12:2 (שׁרשׁ), Si 3:28 24:12 * ;]

to cause to take root. Metaph., to plant, fix firmly, establish: pass. (EV, rooted), ἐν ἀγάπῃ, Eph 3:18 (17) ; ἐν Χριστῷ, Col 2:7 (cf. ἐκ ριζόω).†

ῥιζόω. The rapid transition from the metaphor of ‘‘ rooting ” to that of ‘‘ building ’’ in Col 27 is rendered easier, as Lightfoot ad ἡ. points out, by the use of ῥιζόω in connexion with cities and buildings, e.g. Plut. Afor. 321 D παρέσχε ῥιζῶσαι καὶ καταστῆσαι τὴν πόλιν. Similarly with reference to the building of a bridge, Aazbe/ 10787 αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται.

ῥιζόω (rhizoō) — to root. ῥιζ-όω, cause to strike root: metaphorically, plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν (assuming variant) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, of trees and plants, take root, strike root, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, [Refs]; so αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opposed to ἀρρίζωτοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fast or solid, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται [Refs]

2. metaphorically, ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ. have their root in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. [NT]

II. passive also of land, to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται [Refs 8th c.BC+]