"to root up, eradicate, pull out by the roots, Mt. 13:29; 15:13; Lk. 17:6; Jude 12*"
Definition and meaning
to root up, eradicate, pull out by the roots, Mt. 13:29; 15:13; Lk. 17:6; Jude 12*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκριζόω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekrizoo (G1610) across the King James Bible.
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
And 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.
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;
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Common questions
Strong's G1610 (ekrizoo) is a Greek word that means: to root up, eradicate, pull out by the roots, Mt. 13:29; 15:13; Lk. 17:6; Jude 12* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekrizoo (G1610) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1610 is ekrizoo, a Greek word defined as: to root up, eradicate, pull out by the roots, Mt. 13:29; 15:13; Lk. 17:6; Jude 12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekrizoo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.