What does ἐγείρω · ἵστημι mean in the Bible?
e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)".
Greek · G1453, G2476
ἔγειρε καὶ στῆθι
To arise · to stand
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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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ἵστημι G2476 to stand
Pronunciation hístēmi
To stand firm or steadfast, especially in faith, covenant commitment, or moral conviction.
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What does ἔγειρε καὶ στῆθι (egeire kai stēthi) mean in the Bible?
ἐγείρω · ἵστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1453, G2476?
G1453, G2476 is connected to 143 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)
Source Gloss
to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)
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 148 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 65 perfect 59 pluperfect 14 future 8 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 121 passive 26 middle 1
Mood
indicative 73 participle 52 infinitive 14 imperative 5 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:9 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 4:5 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 6:5 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:25 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:26 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:46 εἱστήκεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 12:47 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 13:2 εἱστήκει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 16:28 ἑστώτων perfect active participle participle Matthew 18:16 σταθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:2 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:3 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:32 στὰς aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστήκατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:15 ἑστὸς perfect active participle participle Matthew 25:33 στήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:15 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:73 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 27:11 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:47 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 3:24 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:25 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:26 στῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:1 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 9:36 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 στὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 11:5 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 13:14 ἑστηκότα perfect active participle participle Mark 13:9 σταθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:11 ἑστὼς perfect active participle participle Luke 4:9 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:2 ἑστῶτα perfect active participle participle Luke 6:17 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:8 στῆθι aorist active imperative imperative Luke 6:8 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:14 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:38 στᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 8:20 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 8:44 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed
+108 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 Origins
ἔγειρε καὶ στῆθι 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