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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">cause to strike root</b>: metaph., <b class="b2">plant, fix firmly</b>, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν <span class="bibl">Od.13.163</span>; [<b class="b3">νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν</b> (s. v.l.) <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Del.</span>35</span>:—Pass., of trees and plants, <b class="b2">take root, strike root</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>19.9</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>1.2.1</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">ἄριστον ῥιζώσασθαι</b>, of the fig, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HP</span>2.5.6</span>; so <b class="b3">αἱ πίνναι ἐρρίζωνται</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἀρρίζωτοι</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>548a5</span>; ῥ. ἐπί τινος <span class="title">AP</span>6.66 (Paul.Sil.); <b class="b3">ὀδὸς βάθροισι γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος</b> <b class="b2">made fast</b> or <b class="b2">solid</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1591</span>; of a bridge, αἰώνιος ἐρρίζωται <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>1078.7 (Adana). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., ἐρρίζωσε τὴν τυραννίδα <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.64</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">τυραννὶς ἐρριζωμένη</b> ib.<span class="bibl">60</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>839a</span>; <b class="b3">ἐξ ἀμαθίας πάντα κακὰ ἐρρ</b>. <b class="b2">have their root</b> in... <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ep.</span>336b</span>, cf. S <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Med.</span>1.271</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐρρ</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Eph.</span>3.18</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Pass. also of land, <b class="b2">to be planted with trees</b>, ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται <span class="bibl">Od.7.122</span>.</span>