COMPANION BIBLE. APPENDIX
178.  

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



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


I.  VERBS.

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

  2. exanistemi.  No. 1 with ek (Ap. 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 (Ap. 104. ix) prefixed.  Not used of resurrection.  Occurs only in Matt. 10:21.  Mark 13:12.

  4. egeiro = to rouse up from sleep.  Pass., to awake.  Occurs 141 times, of which seventy refer to resurrection.  See (e.g.) Matt. 10:8; 27:63, 64; Luke 20:37; 24:6, 34;  John 12:1, 9, 17;  Eph. 1:20; 5:14, &c.

  5. diegeiro.  No. 4, with dia (Ap. 104. v) prefixed = to rouse thoroughly.  Not used of resurrection.  Occurs only in Matt. 1:24; Mark 4:38, 39; Luke 8:24; John 6:18; 2Pet. 1:13; 3:1 (stir up).

  6. exegeiro.  No. 4 with ek (Ap. 104. vii) prefixed.  Occurs only in Rom 9:17; 1Cor. 6:14.

  7. epegeiro = No. 4 with epi (Ap. 104. ix) prefixed.  Occurs only in Acts 13:50; 14:2.

  8. sunegeiro = No. 4 with sun (Ap. 104. xvi) prefixed.  Occurs only in Eph. 2:6; Col. 2:12; 3:1



II.  NOUNS.
  1. anastasis = Cp. I. 1.  Occurs forty-two times.  Always transl. resurrection, except Luke 2:34.

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

  3. egersis = Cp. I. 4.  Occurs only in Matt. 27:53.
     

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