To raise up
ἐξανίστημιStrong’s G1817exanistēmi
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Exanistēmi is the Greek word usually translated “may raise up”, “shall raise up” and “rose up”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
Meaning
Usually translated “may raise up”, “shall raise up” and “rose up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- may raise up 1
- shall raise up 1
- rose up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 20:28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
- Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
Greek dictionary
ἐξανίστημι exanistēmi · to raise up
ἐξ-ανίσημι [in LXX chiefly for קוּם ;] 1. trans., to raise up: σπέρμα (cf. Gen.38:8), Mrk.12:19, Luk.20:28. 2. In 2 aor. act., intrans., to rise: Act.15:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.