ἐγείρω

egeirōVerbG1453

to arise

From: probably akin to the base of G58 (ἀγορά) (through the idea of collecting one's faculties);

Short Definition

to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, (pass.); pass., to be aroused, wake up: ἀπὸ ὕπνου. 2. Freq. in NT, to raise from the dead: νεκρούς,; ἐκ νεκρῶν, pass., rise from death: , ἀπὸ νεκρῶν, 3. In late Gk., (a) to raise, from sitting, lying, sickness; mid. and pass., to rise: redundant, like Heb. קוּם, (see Dalman, 23f.); (b) to raise up, cause to appear: τέκνα; pass., to appear: 4. to rouse, stir up; pass., to rise against. 5. Of buildings, to raise: ναόν, (cf ., ); (cf. δι-, ἐξ-, συν-εγείρω, and
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Cremer, 224).
LXX Usage: for קוּם, etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology G:V

DescriptionGreek Verb

Occurrences

137 times

Appears 137 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Matthew
36
Mark
19
Luke
18
1 Corinthians
16
Acts
13

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 15:4
  • Acts 13:37
  • Luke 1:69
  • Matthew 17:9
  • Mark 1:31

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