To arouse
διεγείρωStrong’s G1326diegeirō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diegeirō is the Greek word usually translated “having been awoken”, “awoke” and “having arisen up”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;”
Meaning
Usually translated “having been awoken”, “awoke” and “having arisen up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having been awoken 1
- they awoke 1
- having arisen up 1
- was agitated 1
- to stir up 1
- i am stirring up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 3:1In contextThis second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
- Mark 4:39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- Luke 8:24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
- John 6:18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
Greek dictionary
διεγείρω diegeirō · to arouse
δι-εγείρω [in LXX: Jdth.1:4, Est.1:1, 2Ma.7:21 2Mac 15:10, 3Ma.5:15 * ;] to arouse completely, arouse as from rest or sleep: Luk.8:24; pass., Mrk.4:39, Luk.8:24; of the sea, Jhn.6:18. Metaphorical, of the mind: ἐν ὑπομνήσει, 2Pe.1:13 3:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “arouse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AROUSE, verb transitive
arouz'. [Heb.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.