What does ἐξανίστημι (exanístēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐξανίστημι (exanístēmi): Raising up offspring through succession; primarily legal/covenantal obligation in levirate marriage contexts.
Greek · G1817
ἐξανίστημι
To raise up
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ἐξανίστημι G1817
Pronunciation exanístēmi
What does ἐξανίστημι (exanístēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐξανίστημι (exanístēmi): Raising up offspring through succession; primarily legal/covenantal obligation in levirate marriage contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1817?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include raise up (2), stood up (1).
Where does ἐξανίστημι (exanístēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 12:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It raise up 2× Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28
stood up 1× Acts 15:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 12:19
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐξαναστήσῃ 2x exanastēsē Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28
Ἐξανέστησαν 1x Exanestēsan Acts 15:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 15:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Raising up offspring through succession; primarily legal/covenantal obligation in levirate marriage contexts.
Strong's G1817
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to raise up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 12:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐξαναστήσῃ exanasthsh
I raise up, rise up
Read verse Luke 20:28 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐξαναστήσῃ exanasthsh
I raise up, rise up
Read verse Acts 15:5 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξανέστησαν exanesthsan
I raise up, rise up
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
subjunctive 2 indicative 1
NT 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
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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