Strong's Concordance
Original word: ῥίζα
Transliteration: rhiza
Definition (short): root
Definition (full): a root
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: a root
NASB Translation: root (16), roots (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Apparently a primary word; a "root" (literally or figuratively) -- root.
References
KJV:
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
NASB:
"The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
KJV:
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
NASB:
"But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
KJV:
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
NASB:
yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
KJV:
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
NASB:
"And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
KJV:
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
NASB:
and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.