What does νεκρός · ἐγείρω mean in the Bible?
νεκρός · ἐγείρω is a Greek phrase meaning "raise dead people".
Greek · G3498, G1453
νεκροὺς ἐγείρετε
Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to arise
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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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ἐγείρω G1453 to arise
Pronunciation egeírō
To raise from death; NT's dominant use for resurrection, especially Christ's resurrection from the dead.
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What does νεκροὺς ἐγείρετε (nekrous egeirete) mean in the Bible?
νεκρός · ἐγείρω is a Greek phrase meaning "raise dead people".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3498, G1453?
G3498, G1453 is connected to 128 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. raise dead people
Source Gloss
raise dead people
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 128 Case pattern Genitive (77) Number pattern Plural (111)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:5 · Matt 28:4 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 20:37 · John 5:25 · 1 Cor 15:15 · 1 Cor 15:16 · 1 Cor 15:29 · 1 Cor 15:32 · 1 Cor 15:35 · 1 Cor 15:52 · 1 Thess 4:16 · Rev 14:13 · Rev 20:12 14×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:26 · Luke 7:15 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 · Acts 20:9 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 1:18 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 3:1 9×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:8 · Jas 2:17 · Jas 2:26 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 8:10 · Jas 2:26 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 14:2 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 22:31 · Matt 22:32 · Matt 23:27 · Matt 27:64 · Matt 28:7 · Mark 6:14 · Mark 9:9 · Mark 9:10 · Mark 12:25 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 12:27 · Luke 9:7 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 16:31 74×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:1 · Heb 9:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 16:3 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 9:17 · 1 Pet 4:6 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:22 · Matt 10:8 · Luke 9:60 · John 5:21 · Acts 26:8 · Rom 4:17 · Rom 6:11 · 2 Cor 1:9 · Eph 2:1 · Eph 2:5 · Col 2:13 · 2 Tim 4:1 · Heb 11:35 · 1 Pet 4:5 · Rev 20:12 · Rev 20:13 19×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 5:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 141 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 75 present 39 future 16 perfect 11
Voice
passive 84 active 57
Mood
indicative 86 participle 25 imperative 19 infinitive 9 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:13 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:14 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:20 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:21 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:9 ἐγεῖραι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:15 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 8:25 ἤγειραν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:26 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:19 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:25 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 9:5 Ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:6 Ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 9:7 ἐγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 10:8 ἐγείρετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:11 ἐγήγερται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 11:5 ἐγείρονται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 12:11 ἐγερεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:42 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 14:2 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 16:21 ἐγερθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:23 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 17:7 Ἐγέρθητε aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 17:9 ἐγερθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:19 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:11 ἐγερθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:24 ἐγερθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 24:7 ἐγερθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 25:7 ἠγέρθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 26:32 ἐγερθῆναί aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:46 ἐγείρεσθε present passive imperative imperative Matthew 27:52 ἠγέρθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:63 ἐγείρομαι present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 27:64 Ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:6 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:7 Ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 1:31 ἤγειρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:11 ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative Mark 2:12 ἠγέρθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 2:9 Ἔγειρε present active imperative imperative
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain