What does ἀνάστασις · ζωή mean in the Bible?
e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)".
Greek · G386, G2222
ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς
Resurrection · life (literally or figuratively)
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ἀνάστασις G386 resurrection
Pronunciation anástasis
Rising from death itself, not merely revival; fundamentally transforms the person raised into new, transformed existence.
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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation zōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
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What does ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς (anastasin zōēs) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάστασις · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G386, G2222?
G386, G2222 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)
Source Gloss
a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 42 Case pattern Genitive (17) Number pattern Singular (42)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 11:25 · 1 Cor 15:12 · 1 Cor 15:13 · 1 Cor 15:21 · 1 Cor 15:42 · Rev 20:5 6×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:31 · Luke 20:35 · Luke 20:36 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 2:31 · Acts 4:33 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 24:21 · Acts 26:23 · Rom 1:4 · Rom 6:5 · Phil 3:10 · Heb 6:2 · Heb 11:35 · 1 Pet 1:3 · 1 Pet 3:21 17×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:28 · Matt 22:30 · Mark 12:23 · Luke 14:14 · Luke 20:33 · John 11:24 · Rev 20:6 7×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:23 · Mark 12:18 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 20:27 · John 5:29 · Acts 4:2 · Acts 17:18 · Acts 17:32 · Acts 23:8 · Acts 24:15 · 2 Tim 2:18 12×
Word Origins
ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς is built from this root:
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