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δεῖ...ἀναστῆναι

Be necessary · to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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δεῖ G1163 be necessary
Pronunciation deî
Logical necessity or divine imperative, distinct from moral obligation expressed by ὀφείλει
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ἀνίστημι G450 to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
Pronunciation anístēmi
To raise up or rise; distinctively denotes emergence or appearance of a person or movement into prominence.
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What does δεῖ...ἀναστῆναι (dei...anastēnai) mean in the Bible?

δεῖ · ἀνίστημι is a Greek word meaning "it is necessary to rise".

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Meaning

it is necessary to rise
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 108 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 20 ongoing 1 prospective 15 imperative 9 subjunctive 5 infinitive 8 participle 50
Tense
aorist 90 future 15 present 3
Voice
active 96 middle 12
Mood
participle 50 indicative 36 imperative 9 infinitive 8 subjunctive 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:9 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:41 ἀναστήσονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 22:24 ἀναστήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:62 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 1:35 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 2:14 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 3:26 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:42 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:24 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 8:31 ἀναστῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:10 ἀναστῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:27 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:31 ἀναστήσεται future middle indicative prospective Mark 9:9 ἀναστῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:1 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 10:34 ἀναστήσεται future middle indicative prospective Mark 10:50 ἀναπηδήσας aorist active participle participle Mark 12:23 ἀναστῶσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:25 ἀναστῶσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:57 ἀναστάντες aorist active participle participle Mark 14:60 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 16:9 Ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 1:39 Ἀναστᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 4:16 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:29 ἀναστάντες aorist active participle participle Luke 4:38 Ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 4:39 ἀναστᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 5:25 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 5:28 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 6:8 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 8:55 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:19 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:8 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:25 ἀνέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:32 ἀναστήσονται future middle indicative prospective Luke 11:7 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 11:8 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 15:18 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 15:20 ἀναστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 16:31 ἀναστῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive +68 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Acts 4 — Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 16 — Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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