ῥιζόω
Alt. ῥιζόω,
Etym. ῥίζα
I. "to make to strike root": metaph. "to root in the ground, plant", Od.; ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα Hdt.: —Pass. "to take root, strike root", Xen.: metaph. "to be rooted, firmly fixed", Soph., NTest.
II. Pass. also of land, "to be planted with trees", Od.