ἀνάστασις

anastasisNoun (Feminine)G0386

resurrection

From: from G450 (ἀνίστημι);

Short Definition

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)

Full Lexicon Entry

1.a raising up, awakening, rising (in Inscr. of the erection of a monument, see MM, VGT, )
2.a rising from the dead (see DCG, ii, 605b)
aof Christ
bof persons in OT hist. (e.g.
withof the general resurrection
LXX Usage: (קוּם), (קִימָה), קִימָה), title., Dan LXX, *

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

40 times

Appears 40 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
11
Luke
6
1 Corinthians
4
Matthew
4
John
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 15:12
  • Acts 17:18
  • Acts 4:2
  • Luke 2:34
  • Matthew 22:31

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