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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ἐξανίστημιG1817
Pronunciationexanístēmi
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 Itraise up2×Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28
stood up1×Acts 15:5
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 12:19
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark1Luke1Acts1
Source forms
ἐξαναστήσῃ2xexanastēsēMark 12:19, Luke 20:28
Ἐξανέστησαν1xExanestēsanActs 15:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMark 12:19, Luke 20:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 15:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Raising up offspring through succession; primarily legal/covenantal obligation in levirate marriage contexts.
Strong'sG1817
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to raise up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 12:19Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐξαναστήσῃexanasthsh
I raise up, rise up
Read verseLuke 20:28Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐξαναστήσῃexanasthsh
I raise up, rise up
Read verseActs 15:5Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξανέστησανexanesthsan
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist ActiveMark 12:19 · Luke 20:282×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 15:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
subjunctive2indicative1
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)
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