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Greek · G1817, G4690

ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα

To raise up · seed: offspring

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ἐξανίστημι G1817 to raise up
Pronunciation exanístēmi
Raising up offspring through succession; primarily legal/covenantal obligation in levirate marriage contexts.
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σπέρμα G4690 seed: offspring
Pronunciation spérma
Offspring or descendants, often used metaphorically for spiritual progeny or promised heirs in covenant theology.
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What does ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα (exanastēsē sperma) mean in the Bible?

ἐξανίστημι · σπέρμα is a Greek phrase meaning "raise up seed/offspring".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἐξανίστημι · σπέρμα mean in the Bible?

ἐξανίστημι · σπέρμα is a Greek phrase meaning "raise up seed/offspring".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1817, G4690?

G1817, G4690 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. raise up seed/offspring

Strong's G1817, G4690
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 2 forms 3 references

Source Gloss

raise up seed/offspring
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Active
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Mark 12:19 · Luke 20:28 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 15:5 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 subjunctive 2
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
subjunctive 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 12:19 ἐξαναστήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:28 ἐξαναστήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 15:5 ἐξανέστησαν aorist active indicative completed

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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