What does ἐκ · νεκρός · ἀνίστημι mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · νεκρός · ἀνίστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "rises from the dead".
Greek · G1537, G3498, G450
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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ἐκG1537literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciationek
Open lexicon entry →νεκρόςG3498dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Pronunciationnekrós
Spiritually inoperative or powerless; used of faith, sin, and spiritual deadness in sin apart from Christ.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνίστημιG450to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
Pronunciationanístēmi
To raise up or rise; distinctively denotes emergence or appearance of a person or movement into prominence.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ (ek nekrōn anastē) mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · νεκρός · ἀνίστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "rises from the dead".
Full entry for ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ (G1537, G3498, G450) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1537, G3498, G450?
G1537, G3498, G450 is connected to 913 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. rises from the dead
Source Gloss
rises from the dead
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms913
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 8:28913×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 108 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist90future15present3
Voice
active96middle12
Mood
participle50indicative36imperative9infinitive8subjunctive5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:9ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:41ἀναστήσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:24ἀναστήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:62ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 1:35ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 2:14ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 3:26ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedMark 5:42ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedMark 7:24ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 8:31ἀναστῆναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 9:10ἀναστῆναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 9:27ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedMark 9:31ἀναστήσεταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMark 9:9ἀναστῇaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 10:1ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 10:34ἀναστήσεταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMark 10:50ἀναπηδήσαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 12:23ἀναστῶσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:25ἀναστῶσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 14:57ἀναστάντεςaorist active participleparticipleMark 14:60ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleMark 16:9Ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 1:39Ἀναστᾶσαaorist active participleparticipleLuke 4:16ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 4:29ἀναστάντεςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 4:38Ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 4:39ἀναστᾶσαaorist active participleparticipleLuke 5:25ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 5:28ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 6:8ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 8:55ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 9:19ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 9:8ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 10:25ἀνέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 11:32ἀναστήσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:7ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 11:8ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 15:18ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 15:20ἀναστὰςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 16:31ἀναστῇaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive+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)