ῥιζ-όω,
A. cause to strike root: metaph.,plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν
Od. 13.163
; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν(s. v.l.) Call. Del. 35 :— Pass. , of trees and plants,take root, strike root, X. Oec. 19.9 , Thphr. CP 1.2.1 :— Med. ,ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, Id. HP 2.5.6 ; soαἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opp.ἀρρίζωτοι, Arist. HA 548a5 ; ῥ. ἐπί τινος
AP 6.66
( Paul.Sil. );ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fastorsolid, S. OC 1591 ; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται
Epigr.Gr. 1078.7
(Adana).
2. metaph., ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα
Hdt. 1.64
:— Pass. ,τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένηib. 60 , cf. Pl. Lg. 839a ;ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ.have their rootin . . , Id. Ep. 336b , cf. SE. Med. 1.271 ;ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. Ep.Eph. 3.18 .
II.
Pass. also of land,to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται