What does Χριστός · νεκρός · ἀνάγω mean in the Bible?
e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus".
Greek · G5547, G3498, G321
Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν
Anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus · dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
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Χριστός G5547 anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Pronunciation Christós
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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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ἀνάγω G321 to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
Pronunciation anágō
Physical movement upward or outward; nautically, to set sail; theologically, to raise from death.
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What does Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν (Christon ek nekrōn anagagein) mean in the Bible?
Χριστός · νεκρός · ἀνάγω is a Greek phrase meaning "anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5547, G3498, G321?
G5547, G3498, G321 is connected to 528 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Source Gloss
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 5 Aligned forms 528 Case pattern Genitive (248) Number pattern Singular (528)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:16 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 16:20 · Matt 23:10 · Matt 24:5 · Matt 24:23 · Matt 26:63 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 12:35 · Mark 13:21 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:32 · Luke 2:11 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 22:67 111×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:1 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 11:2 · Matt 22:42 · Mark 1:1 · Mark 9:41 · John 1:17 · Acts 2:31 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 3:6 · Acts 4:10 · Acts 4:26 · Acts 8:12 · Acts 10:36 · Acts 10:48 248×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rom 3:24 · Rom 6:8 · Rom 6:11 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 8:2 · Rom 8:39 · Rom 9:1 · Rom 12:5 · Rom 14:18 · Rom 15:17 · Rom 16:3 · Rom 16:7 · Rom 16:9 · Rom 16:10 · Rom 16:18 103×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:17 · Matt 27:22 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:41 · Luke 9:20 · Luke 20:41 · Luke 23:2 · Luke 24:26 · Luke 24:46 · John 9:22 · John 17:3 · Acts 2:36 · Acts 3:18 · Acts 3:20 · Acts 5:42 · Acts 8:5 65×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:68 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 20 present 3
Voice
passive 15 active 8
Mood
indicative 10 participle 7 infinitive 6
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:1 ἀνήχθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 2:22 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:5 ἀναγαγὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 8:22 ἀνήχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 7:41 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:39 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:4 ἀναγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 13:13 Ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 16:11 Ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 16:34 ἀναγαγών aorist active participle participle Acts 18:21 ἀνήχθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:13 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:3 ἀνάγεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 21:1 ἀναχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 21:2 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 27:12 ἀναχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 27:2 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 27:21 ἀνάγεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 27:4 ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 28:10 ἀναγομένοις present passive participle participle Acts 28:11 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Romans 10:7 ἀναγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 13:20 ἀναγαγὼν aorist active participle participle
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
Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν 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