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ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ

Literal or figurative; direct or remote) · dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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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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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 ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ (ek nekrōn anastē) mean in the Bible?

ἐκ · νεκρός · ἀνίστημι is a Greek word meaning "rises from the dead".

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Meaning

rises from the dead
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:28 913×
913 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love 1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found 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 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem 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 Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace

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

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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