Greek · G1453 · unreviewed
ἐγείρω
To arise
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ἐγείρω G1453
Pronunciation egeírō
What does ἐγείρω (egeírō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγείρω (egeírō) is a Greek word meaning "to arise". ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. God’s raising of Jesus from the dead anchors Christian faith and justification. This term runs through the canonical themes of Faith, Messiah.
Meaning
to arise
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To raise from death; NT's dominant use for resurrection, especially Christ's resurrection from the dead.
1to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mrk.4:38, Act.12:7; metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, Rom.13:11 (pass.), Eph.5:14; pass., to be aroused, wake up: Mat.25:7, Mrk.4:27; ἀπὸ τ. ὕπνου, Mat.1:24.
2Freq. in NT, to raise from the dead: νεκρούς, Jhn.5:21, Act.26:8, 2Co.1:9; ἐκ νεκρῶν, Jhn.12:1, Act.3:15, Rom.8:11, al.; pass., rise from death: Mat.11:5, Luk.7:22, Jhn.2:22, Rom.6:9, al.; ἀπὸ τ. νεκρῶν, Mat.14:2, al.
3In late Gk.,
ato raise, from sitting, lying, sickness; mid. and pass., to rise: Mat.9:5, 7 Mrk.1:31 9:27 10:49, al.; redundant, like Heb. קוּם, Mat.2:15 9:19, Rev.11:1 (see Dalman, 23f.);
Why This Word Matters
God’s raising of Jesus from the dead anchors Christian faith and justification. 2 Timothy 2:8-13
Affirms divine resurrection. Acts 26:1-8
Foreshadows resurrection power. John 5:1–18
Defines the bodily resurrection of Christ. Luke 24:1–12
Expresses sovereign resurrection authority. Luke 7:11–17
Expresses Christ’s resurrection authority. Luke 8:40–56
Affirms the historical resurrection as divine vindication. Luke 9:21–22
Uses resurrection language pointing toward the central gospel event.
Echoes resurrection authority.
Highlights divine power over death.
The resurrection is the decisive demonstration of Christ’s victory and the anchor of Christian endurance.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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
+101 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)
Canonical Themes
Faith Messiah
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
New Testament Witnesses
2 Timothy 2:8-13 Raised egeírō Participle · Perfect Passive
to raise up, awaken, bring from death to life
Acts 26:1-8 Raise egeírō Indicative · Present Active
To awaken or raise up.
John 5:1–18 ἔγειρε egeírō Imperative · Present Active
rise
Luke 24:1–12 ἐγείρω egeírō Indicative · Aorist Passive
to raise
Luke 7:11–17 ἐγέρθητι egeírō Indicative · Aorist Passive
arise
Luke 8:40–56 ἔγειρε egeírō Imperative · Present Active
arise
Luke 9:21–22 ἐγερθῆναι egeírō Infinitive · Aorist Passive
to be raised
Additional Occurrences
Appears In
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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.
1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 5 — Holy Fear, Bold Witness, and Joyful Suffering John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain