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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. Matthew 1:24Ἐγερθεὶς · woke up
    When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
  2. Matthew 2:13Ἐγερθεὶς · Get up
    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
  3. Matthew 2:14ἐγερθεὶς · he got up
    So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
  4. Matthew 2:20Ἐγερθεὶς · Get up
    “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
  5. Matthew 2:21ἐγερθεὶς · [Joseph] got up
    So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
  6. Matthew 3:9ἐγεῖραι · raise up
    And do not presume 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.
  7. Matthew 8:15ἠγέρθη · she got up
    So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
  8. Matthew 8:25ἤγειραν · [and] woke
    The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
  9. Matthew 8:26ἐγερθεὶς · He got up
    “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
  10. Matthew 9:5Ἔγειρε · Get up
    Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
  11. Matthew 9:6Ἐγερθεὶς · Get up
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  12. Matthew 9:7ἐγερθεὶς · [the man] got up
    And the man got up and went home.
  13. Matthew 9:19ἐγερθεὶς · got up
    So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.
  14. Matthew 9:25ἠγέρθη · got up
    After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
  15. Matthew 10:8ἐγείρετε · raise
    Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  16. Matthew 11:5ἐγείρονται · are raised
    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.
  17. Matthew 11:11ἐγήγερται · there has risen
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  18. Matthew 12:11ἐγερεῖ · lift [it] out
    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  19. Matthew 12:42ἐγερθήσεται · will rise
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  20. Matthew 14:2ἠγέρθη · has risen
    …and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  21. Matthew 16:21ἐγερθῆναι · be raised to life
    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
  22. Matthew 17:7Ἐγέρθητε · Get up
    Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
  23. Matthew 17:9ἐγερθῇ · has been raised
    As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
  24. Matthew 17:23ἐγερθήσεται · He will be raised [to life]
    They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
  25. Matthew 20:19ἐγερθήσεται · He will be raised [to life]
    …and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
  26. Matthew 24:7ἐγερθήσεται · will rise
    Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
  27. Matthew 24:11ἐγερθήσονται · will arise
    …and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
  28. Matthew 24:24ἐγερθήσονται · will appear
    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  29. Matthew 25:7ἠγέρθησαν · woke up
    Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
  30. Matthew 26:32ἐγερθῆναί · I have risen
    But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  31. Matthew 26:46ἐγείρεσθε · Rise
    Rise, let us go! See, My betrayer is approaching!”
  32. Matthew 27:52ἠγέρθησαν · were raised
    The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
  33. Matthew 27:63ἐγείρομαι · I will rise again
    “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
  34. Matthew 27:64Ἠγέρθη · He has risen
    So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
  35. Matthew 28:6ἠγέρθη · He has risen
    He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
  36. Matthew 28:7Ἠγέρθη · He has risen
    Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
  37. Mark 1:31ἤγειρεν · and helped her up
    So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
  38. Mark 2:9Ἔγειρε · Get up
    “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
  39. Mark 2:11ἔγειρε · get up
    “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  40. Mark 2:12ἠγέρθη · [the man] got up
    And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
  41. Mark 3:3Ἔγειρε · Stand up
    Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
  42. Mark 4:27ἐγείρηται · wakes
    Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
  43. Mark 4:38ἐγείρουσιν · they woke
    But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
  44. Mark 5:41ἔγειρε · get up
    Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
  45. Mark 6:14ἐγήγερται · has risen
    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  46. Mark 6:16ἠγέρθη · has risen [from the dead]
    But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
  47. Mark 9:27ἤγειρεν · [and] helped him to his feet
    But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
  48. Mark 10:49ἔγειρε · Get up
    Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
  49. Mark 12:26ἐγείρονται · rising
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  50. Mark 13:8ἐγερθήσεται · will rise
    Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.