THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS FOR "RAISE", "RESURRECTION", ETC.

Appendix 178 To The Companion Bible

  There are eight verbs and three nouns to be noticed in this connection.

I.  VERBS.

 1.  anistemi (ana, Appendix 104. i, histemi) is either transitive or intransitive, according to the tense, etc., and means to make to stand up, that is to say, to raise up, or to rise up, arise, rise again. It occurs 111 times, thirty-five of which refer to resurrection. See (for example) Matthew 17:9; 20:19. John 6:39, 40, 44, 54.

 2.  exanistemi. No. 1 with ek (Appendix 104. vii) prefixed. Not used of resurrection. Occurs only in Mark 12:19. Luke 20:28. Acts 15:5.

 3.  epanistamai is middle voice of No. 1 with epi (Appendix 104. ix) prefixed. Not used of resurrection. Occurs only in Matthew 10:21. Mark 13:12.

 4.  egeiro = to rouse up from sleep. Passive voice, to awake. Occurs 141 times, of which seventy refer to resurrection. See (for example) Matthew 10:8; 27:63, 64. Luke 20:37; 24:6, 34. John 12:1, 9, 17. Eph. 1:20; 5:14, etc.
 5.  diegeiro. No. 4, with dia (Appendix 104. v) prefixed = to rouse thoroughly. Not used of resurrection. Occurs only in Matthew 1:24. Mark 4:38, 39. Luke 8:24. John 6:18. 2Peter 1:13; 3:1 (stir up).

 6.  exegeiro. No. 4, with ek (Appendix 104. vii) prefixed. Occurs only in Romans 9:17. 1Corinthians 6:14.

 7.  epegeiro. No. 4, with epi (Appendix 104. ix) prefixed. Not used of resurrection. Occurs only in Acts 13:50; 14:2.

 8.  sunegeiro. No. 4, with sun (Appendix 104. xvi) prefixed. Occurs only in Ephesians 2:6. Colossians 2:12; 3:1.

II.  NOUNS.

 1.  anastasis. Compare I. 1. Occurs forty-two times. Always translated resurrection, except Luke 2:34.

 2.  exanastasis. No. 1, with ek prefixed. Occurs only in Philippians 3:11.

 3.  egersis. Compare I. 4. Occurs only in Matthew 27:53.

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