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root

Meaning of “root”

Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 29:18

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Mark 4:6
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:6 · retained source text

But when the Sunne was vp, it was scorched, and because it had no roote, it withered away.

Mark 4:17
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 4:17 · retained source text

And haue no roote in themselues, and so endure but for a time: afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth for the words sake, immediately they are offended.

Luke 3:9
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 3:9 · retained source text

And now also the axe is laid vnto the root of the trees: Euery tree therefore which bringeth not foorth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

Luke 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 8:13 · retained source text

They on the rocke, are they which when they heare, receiue the word with ioy; and these haue no roote, which for a while beleeue, and in time of temptation fall away.

Luke 17:6
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 17:6 · retained source text

And the Lord said, If yee had faith as a graine of mustard seede, yee might say vnto this Sycamine tree, Be thou plucked vp by the root, and be thou planted in the sea, & it should obey you.

1611 marginal noteMat. 17.20.

Romans 11:16
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 11:16 · retained source text

For if the first fruite bee holy, the lumpe is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

Romans 11:17
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 11:17 · retained source text

And if some of the branches bee broken off, and thou being a wilde oliue tree wert graffed in amongst them, and with them partakest of the roote and fatnesse of the Oliue tree:

1611 marginal noteOr, for them.

Romans 11:18
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Romans 11:18 · retained source text

Boast not against the branches: but if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Romans 15:12
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 15:12 · retained source text

And againe Esaias saith, There shal be a roote of Iesse, and he that shal rise to raigne ouer the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 11.10.

1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 6:10 · retained source text

For the loue of money is the root of all euill, which while some coueted after, they haue erred from the faith, and pierced themselues through with many sorrowes.

1611 marginal noteOr, bene seduced.

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