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To arise

ἐγείρωStrong’s G1453

egeirō

Appears in 137 verses of the New Testament

In short

Egeirō is the Greek word usually translated “do arise”, “having arisen” and “are raised”. It appears in 137 verses of the New Testament.

“Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:”
Matthew 1:24 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do arise”, “having arisen” and “are raised”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do arise 10
  • having arisen 8
  • are raised 8
  • has been raised 7
  • raised 6
  • will rise up 5
  • do rise up 5
  • he is risen 5

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 36
  • Mark 19
  • Luke 18
  • 1 Corinthians 16
  • John 13
  • Acts 13

17 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 137 verses, by book
2 Corinthians 3
1:94:145:15
Galatians 1
1:1
Ephesians 2
1:205:14
Colossians 1
2:12
1 Thessalonians 1
1:10
2 Timothy 1
2:8
Hebrews 1
11:19
James 1
5:15
1 Peter 1
1:21
Revelation 1
11:1
Greek dictionary

ἐγείρω egeirō · to arise

ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. ;] trans. (imperat. ἔγειρε used intransitively, Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:11, al.); 1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mrk.4:38, Act.12:7; metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, Rom.13:11 (pass.), Eph.5:14; pass., to be aroused, wake up: Mat.25:7, Mrk.4:27; ἀπὸ τ. ὕπνου, Mat.1:24. 2. Freq. in NT, to raise from the dead: νεκρούς, Jhn.5:21, Act.26:8, 2Co.1:9; ἐκ νεκρῶν, Jhn.12:1, Act.3:15, Rom.8:11, al.; pass., rise from death: Mat.11:5, Luk.7:22, Jhn.2:22, Rom.6:9, al.; ἀπὸ τ. νεκρῶν, Mat.14:2, al. 3. In late Gk., …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “arise” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ARI'SE, verb intransitive

s as z preterit tense arose; participle passive arisen; Heb.

  1. To ascend, mount up or move to a higher place; as, vapors arise from humid places.
  2. To emerge from below the horizon; as, the sun or a star arises or rises.
  3. To get out of bed; to leave the place or state of rest; or to leave a sitting or lying posture.“The king arose early and went to the den” Daniel 6:19
  4. To begin; to spring up; to originate.“A persecution arose about Stephen” Acts 11:19
All definitions
  1. To revive from death; to leave the grave.“Arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee life” Ephesians 5:14
  2. To begin to act; to exert power; to move from a state of inaction.
  3. To appear, or become known; to become visible, sensible or operative.
  4. To be put in motion; to swell or be agitated; as, the waves arose.
  5. To be excited or provoked; as, the wrath of the king shall arise
  6. To emerge from poverty, depression or distress.“By whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small” Amos 7:2
  7. To appear in a particular character; to enter upon an office.“There arose a new king who knew not Joseph” Exodus 1:8
  8. To begin sedition, insurrection, or mutiny; as, the men arose, or rose upon their officers.
  9. To invade, assault or begin hostility; followed by against.“When he arose against me, I caught him by the beard” 1 Samuel 17:35

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.