ῥίζ-α,ης , ἡ: Ion. nom.
A.
ῥίζη
Hp.
ap. Erot. , acc. ῥίζην
Marc.Sid. 89
(before a vowel), but ῥίζαν
Il. 11.846
(whence Ion. nom.ῥίζαmay be inferred):—root, Od. 10.304 , 23.196 , etc.; used as a medicine, Il. 11.846 ;ῥ. ἐλατήριος, of a purgative medicine, Hp. Epid. 5.34 : mostly in pl.,roots, Il. 12.134 , Od. 12.435 , etc.; δένδρεα μακρὰ αὐτῇσιν ῥίζησι
Il. 9.542
: hence
2. metaph.,roots of the eye, Od. 9.390 (butῥίζας ἐν ὄσσοις αἱματῶπαςin E. HF 933 prob. bloodshotstreaks); therootsorfoundationsof the earth, Hes. Op. 19 ; χθόνα . . αὐταῖς ῥ. πνεῦμα κραδαίνοι
A. Pr. 1047
(anap.);ἰπούμενος ῥίζαισιν Αἰτναίαις ὕποib. 367 ; of feathers, hair, etc., Pl. Phdr. 251b , Arist. HA 518b14 ; of the teeth, Id. GA 789a13 ; γαστρὸς ῥ. ὀμφαλός