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ἐγείρω

egeirōto ariseHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb144 occurrences18 books138 verses

Definition

ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. ;] trans. (imperat. ἔγειρε used intransitively, Matthew 9:5, Mark 2:11, al.);

1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mark 4:38, Acts 12:7; metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, Romans 13:11 (pass.), Ephesians 5:14; pass., to be aroused, wake up: Matthew 25:7, Mark 4:27; ἀπὸ τ. ὕπνου, Matthew 1:24.

2. Freq. in NT, to raise from the dead: νεκρούς, John 5:21, Acts 26:8, 2 Corinthians 1:9; ἐκ νεκρῶν, John 12:1, Acts 3:15, Romans 8:11, al.; pass., rise from death: Matthew 11:5, Luke 7:22, John 2:22, Romans 6:9, al.; ἀπὸ τ. νεκρῶν, Matthew 14:2, al.

3. In late Gk.,

(a) to raise, from sitting, lying, sickness; mid. and pass., to rise: Matthew 9:5, 7 Mark 1:31; 9:27; 10:49, al.; redundant, like Heb. קוּם, Matthew 2:15; 9:19, Revelation 11:1 (see Dalman, 23f.);

(b) to raise up, cause to appear: Acts 13:22 (cf. Judges 2:18); τέκνα, Matthew 3:9; pass., to appear: Matthew 11:11, Mark 13:22, al.

4. to rouse, stir up; pass., to rise against: Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8.

5. Of buildings, to raise: τ. ναόν, John 2:19, 20 (cf . Deuteronomy 16:22, Sir.49.13); (cf. δι-, ἐξ-, συν-εγείρω, and V. Cremer, 224).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐγείρω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

144 total
  1. Mark 13:22ἐγερθήσονται · will appear
    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  2. Mark 14:28ἐγερθῆναί · I have risen
    But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  3. Mark 14:42ἐγείρεσθε · Rise
    Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!”
  4. Mark 16:6ἠγέρθη · He has risen
    But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
  5. Mark 16:14ἐγηγερμένον · after He had risen
    Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
  6. Luke 1:69ἤγειρεν · He has raised up
    He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
  7. Luke 3:8ἐγεῖραι · raise up
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  8. Luke 5:23Ἔγειρε · Get up
    Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
  9. Luke 5:24ἔγειρε · get up
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  10. Luke 6:8Ἔγειρε · Get up
    But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
  11. Luke 7:14ἐγέρθητι · get up
    Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
  12. Luke 7:16ἠγέρθη · has appeared
    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
  13. Luke 7:22ἐγείρονται · are raised
    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  14. Luke 8:54ἔγειρε · get up
    But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
  15. Luke 9:7ἠγέρθη · had risen
    When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  16. Luke 9:22ἐγερθῆναι · be raised to life
    “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
  17. Luke 11:8ἐγερθεὶς · he will get up
    I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
  18. Luke 11:31ἐγερθήσεται · will rise
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  19. Luke 13:25ἐγερθῇ · gets up
    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  20. Luke 20:37ἐγείρονται · are raised
    Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
  21. Luke 21:10Ἐγερθήσεται · will rise
    Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
  22. Luke 24:6ἠγέρθη · He has risen
    He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
  23. Luke 24:34ἠγέρθη · has indeed risen
    …and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
  24. John 2:19ἐγερῶ · I will raise it up again
    Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
  25. John 2:20ἐγερεῖς · are going to raise it up
    “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
  26. John 2:22ἠγέρθη · He was raised
    After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
  27. John 5:8Ἔγειρε · Get up
    Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
  28. John 5:21ἐγείρει · raises
    For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
  29. John 7:52ἐγείρεται · comes
    “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
  30. John 11:29ἠγέρθη · got up
    And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
  31. John 12:1ἤγειρεν · had raised
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  32. John 12:9ἤγειρεν · He had raised
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  33. John 12:17ἤγειρεν · raised
    Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.
  34. John 13:4ἐγείρεται · [So] He got up
    So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
  35. John 14:31Ἐγείρεσθε · Get up
    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
  36. John 21:14ἐγερθεὶς · after He was raised
    This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
  37. Acts 3:6ἔγειρε · get up
    But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
  38. Acts 3:7ἤγειρεν · [Peter] helped him up
    Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
  39. Acts 3:15ἤγειρεν · raised
    You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
  40. Acts 4:10ἤγειρεν · raised
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
  41. Acts 5:30ἤγειρεν · raised up
    The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
  42. Acts 9:8ἠγέρθη · got up
    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  43. Acts 10:26ἤγειρεν · helped him up
    But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
  44. Acts 10:40ἤγειρεν · raised [Him] up
    God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
  45. Acts 12:7ἤγειρεν · [and] woke him up
    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
  46. Acts 13:22ἤγειρεν · He raised up
    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
  47. Acts 13:30ἤγειρεν · raised
    But God raised Him from the dead,
  48. Acts 13:37ἤγειρεν · raised from the dead
    But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
  49. Acts 26:8ἐγείρει · raises
    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
  50. Romans 4:24ἐγείραντα · raised
    …but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.