ῥιζόω
ἄνευ γὰρ φίλων οὐδεὶς ἕλοιτ᾽ ἂν ζῆν, ἔχων τὰ λοιπὰ ἀγαθὰ πάντα → without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
English (LSJ)
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.CP1.2.1:—Med., ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι, of the fig, Id.HP2.5.6; so αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται, opp. ἀρρίζωτοι, Arist. HA548a5; ῥ. ἐπί τινος AP6.66 (Paul.Sil.); ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος made fast or solid, S.OC1591; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται Epigr.Gr.1078.7 (Adana). 2 metaph., ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα Hdt.1.64:—Pass., τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένη ib.60, cf. Pl.Lg.839a; ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ. have their root in... Id.Ep.336b, cf. S E. Med.1.271; ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ. Ep.Eph.3.18. II Pass. also of land, to be planted with trees, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται Od.7.122.
German (Pape)
[Seite 843] 1) einwurzeln, Wurzel schlagen lassen, einpflanzen; ἀλωὴ ἐῤῥίζωται, Od. 7, 122; auch ὅς μιν (νῆα) λᾶαν ἔθηκε καὶ ἐῤῥίζωσεν ἔνερθεν, 13, 163. – 2) übertr., begründen, befestigen; ὀδὸν χαλκοῖς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐῤῥιζωμένον, Soph. O. C. 1591; τὴν τυραννίδα, Her. 1, 64; τυραννὶς ἐῤῥιζωμένη, eingewurzelte Tyrannei, 1, 60; πάντα κακὰ ἐῤῥίζωται, Plat. ep. VII, 336 c; ῥιζωθέν, Legg. VIII, 839 a; Folgde; σῆμα δ' ἐφημερίοισιν ἀριφραδὲς ἐῤῥίζωται, Opp. Cyn. 3, 381. – Bei Theophr. auch intr., Wurzel fassen, wurzeln; und so auch im med., vgl. Jae. Ach. Tat. p. 531.
