What does ἐγείρω · ἐκ · νεκρός mean in the Bible?
ἐγείρω · ἐκ · νεκρός is a Greek phrase meaning "raised from the dead".
Greek · G1453, G1537, G3498
ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν
To arise · literal or figurative; direct or remote) · dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
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ἐγείρω G1453 to arise
Pronunciation egeírō
To raise from death; NT's dominant use for resurrection, especially Christ's resurrection from the dead.
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ἐκ G1537 literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciation ek
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νεκρός G3498 dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Pronunciation nekrós
Spiritually inoperative or powerless; used of faith, sin, and spiritual deadness in sin apart from Christ.
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What does ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν (egertheis ek nekrōn) mean in the Bible?
ἐγείρω · ἐκ · νεκρός is a Greek phrase meaning "raised from the dead".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1453, G1537, G3498?
G1453, G1537, G3498 is connected to 143 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. raised from the dead
Source Gloss
raised from the dead
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 143 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 86×
Aorist Active Mark 1:31 · Mark 9:27 · Luke 1:69 · John 12:1 · John 12:9 · John 12:17 · Acts 3:7 · Acts 3:15 · Acts 4:10 · Acts 5:30 · Acts 10:26 · Acts 10:40 · Acts 12:7 · Acts 13:22 · Acts 13:30 · Acts 13:37 22×
Aorist Passive Matt 8:15 · Matt 9:25 · Matt 14:2 · Matt 27:64 · Matt 28:6 · Matt 28:7 · Mark 2:12 · Mark 6:16 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 7:16 · Luke 9:7 · Luke 24:6 · Luke 24:34 · John 2:22 · John 11:29 · Acts 9:8 20×
Present Passive Matt 11:5 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 20:37 · 1 Cor 15:15 · 1 Cor 15:16 · 1 Cor 15:29 · 1 Cor 15:32 · 1 Cor 15:35 · John 7:52 · John 13:4 · 1 Cor 15:42 · 1 Cor 15:43 · 1 Cor 15:44 · Matt 27:63 16×
Future Passive Matt 12:42 · Matt 17:23 · Matt 20:19 · Matt 24:7 · Mark 13:8 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 21:10 · Matt 24:11 · Matt 24:24 · Mark 13:22 · 1 Cor 15:52 11×
Perfect Passive Matt 11:11 · Mark 6:14 · 1 Cor 15:4 · 1 Cor 15:12 · 1 Cor 15:13 · 1 Cor 15:14 · 1 Cor 15:16 · 1 Cor 15:17 · 1 Cor 15:20 9×
Future Active Matt 12:11 · 2 Cor 4:14 · Jas 5:15 · John 2:19 · John 2:20 5×
Present Active John 5:21 · Acts 26:8 · Mark 4:38 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 26×
Aorist Passive Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 8:26 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 9:7 · Matt 9:19 · Luke 11:8 · John 21:14 · Rom 6:9 · Rom 8:34 · Rom 7:4 · 2 Cor 5:15 15×
Aorist Active Rom 8:11 · Gal 1:1 · Col 2:12 · 2 Cor 4:14 · Eph 1:20 · Rom 4:24 · 1 Pet 1:21 8×
Perfect Passive Mark 16:14 · 2 Tim 2:8 2×
Present Active 2 Cor 1:9 1×
Imperative command or strong request 19×
Present Active Matt 9:5 · Mark 2:9 · Mark 2:11 · Mark 3:3 · Mark 5:41 · Mark 10:49 · Luke 5:23 · Luke 5:24 · Luke 6:8 · Luke 8:54 · John 5:8 · Eph 5:14 · Rev 11:1 · Matt 10:8 14×
Present Passive Matt 26:46 · Mark 14:42 · John 14:31 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 17:7 · Luke 7:14 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Passive Matt 16:21 · Matt 26:32 · Mark 14:28 · Luke 9:22 · Rom 13:11 5×
Aorist Active Matt 3:9 · Luke 3:8 2×
Present Active Phil 1:17 · Heb 11:19 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 17:9 · Luke 13:25 2×
Present Passive Mark 4:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 141 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 75 present 39 future 16 perfect 11
Voice
passive 84 active 57
Mood
indicative 86 participle 25 imperative 19 infinitive 9 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:13 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:14 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:20 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:21 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:9 ἐγεῖραι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:15 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 8:25 ἤγειραν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:26 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:19 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:25 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 9:5 Ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:6 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:7 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 10:8 ἐγείρετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:11 ἐγήγερται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 11:5 ἐγείρονται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 12:11 ἐγερεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:42 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 14:2 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 16:21 ἐγερθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:23 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 17:7 Ἐγέρθητε aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 17:9 ἐγερθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:19 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:11 ἐγερθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:24 ἐγερθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:7 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 25:7 ἠγέρθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 26:32 ἐγερθῆναί aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:46 ἐγείρεσθε present passive imperative imperative Matthew 27:52 ἠγέρθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:63 ἐγείρομαι present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 27:64 Ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:6 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:7 Ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 1:31 ἤγειρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:11 ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative Mark 2:12 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 2:9 Ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative
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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 Origins
ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain