ἐγείρω egeirō

Greek word for “to arise” · Strong’s G1453 · used 144 times in 138 verses

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Meaning

ἐγείρω, trans. (imperat.

How it is translated

Glosses given for egeirō in context, with how often each is used:

• raised 24
• raised up 11
• do arise 10
• has been raised 10
• having arisen 8
• will rise up 5
• risen 5
• do rise up 5
• arose 4
• will raise up 4
• having raised 4
• having raised up 4

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 15 (15), Matthew 9 (5), Matthew 2 (4), Matthew 8 (3), Matthew 17 (3), Matthew 24 (3), Matthew 27 (3), Mark 2 (3), Luke 7 (3), John 2 (3)

Forms

• ἤγειρεν 21
• ἠγέρθη 18
• ἔγειρε 14
• ἐγερθεὶς 11
• ἐγείρονται 9
• ἐγήγερται 9
• ἐγερθήσεται 6
• ἐγείρεται 6
• ἐγερθήσονται 4
• ἐγερεῖ 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with egeirō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• νεκρός nekros “dead” 46
• τρίτος tritos “third” 8
• εἰ ei “if” 14
• χείρ cheir “hand” 10
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 12
• περιπατέω peripateō “to walk” 8
• ἀφίημι aphiēmi “to release” 8
• κρατέω krateō “to grasp/seize” 6
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 7
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 6
• κράββατος krabbatos “bed” 4
• ἰδού idou “look!” 7

Key verses

The verses using egeirō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
• Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to…
• Matthew 16:21 — From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and…
• Matthew 24:24 — For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the…
• Acts 3:15 — And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• Romans 4:25 — Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
• Romans 8:11 — But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his…
• Romans 8:34 — Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
• Ephesians 1:20 — Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
• Ephesians 5:14 — Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10 — And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
• 1 Peter 1:21 — Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.