Words For Resurrection

Edited 4/15/20.

There are 10 Greek words that speak of being resurrected; raised; made alive; arouse from the dead. Let’s me begin with,

Raise: 1453. Raised: Raiseth: 1453. Greek is, egeiro. It means to wake, to arouse, to cause to rise up, lift, lifted; as a transitive verb, one that is expressing action that passes from the agent (the one that causes the rising) to the object (the one who is being raised.) The word is used as a middle term of a syllogism, meaning one with which the two extremes are separately compared (dead vs. living) and by means of which they are brought together. In the following, we see a hint of the future resurrection.

The Septuagint and Hebrew is found in,

Isaiah 26:19, “The dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”

The Greek word (egeiro) is used in the following verses, Matthew 10:8, Jesus tells the apostles to go out and teach the Jews that he came to “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and raise (1453) the dead.”

John 5:21, “Even as the Father raiseth (1453) up the dead, and quickeneth them (means to make alive).”

Acts 26:8, Paul asks, “Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?” 

1 Corinthians 15:15-16, “Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that He raised (1453) up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead (1453) rise not. For if the dead rise (1453) not, then is not Christ raised (1453.) 

Also this word to raise from the dead is used as a middle term of syllogism with a sequel to follow.

John 12:1, “Where Lazarus — whom He (Jesus) raised from the dead.”

John 12:9-17, The people came not to see Jesus “but that they might see Lazarus also whom he had raised from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 15:42-43-44, “So also is the resurrection (386) of the dead. it (the dead body) is raised (1453) in incorruption: It is sown in dishonor; it (as a corpse)  is raised (1453) in glory: it is sown in weakness; it (the body) is raised (1453) in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised (1453) a spiritual body, and there is a natural body (one that will die,) and there is a spiritual body (one that will never die again.)”

1 Corinthians 15:52-53, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead (all who died in Christ) shall be raised (1453) incorruptible and we shall be changed (a spiritual body, one that will never die”

You can examine these other verses for yourself. Galatians 1:1. 1 Thessalonians 1:10. Middle term of syllogism in which two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which they are brought together in the conclusion also, as a present participle of sequel to follow: Matthew 14:2, 27:6, 28:7. Sequel to follow, “From among,” Mark 6:14-16. Luke 9:7, “That John was risen from the dead.” John 2:22. Absolute Matthew 16:21, 17:23, 27:63. Mark 16:14. Acts 5:30. Romans 4:25.

2 Corinthians 4:14. Septuagint and Hebrew, 2 Kings 4:31. 

 

Our second word for Resurrection is, Strong’s # 1454, Greek egeris, meaning to wake up from the grave, a rising up. In N.T. this resurrection, as meaning from the dead is found but one time in the N.T.

Now  because the following event occurred soon after our Lord’s resurrection we can assume these raised in Matthew 27 were the first fruits of the resurrection unto Jesus Christ, as Jesus was the first-fruits unto the Father. This historical event written by holy men of God, and witnessed by many in Jerusalem is proof to all Christian’s, both then and now, the promise of a future and general resurrection awaits all who remain faithful. 

Matthew 27:53, “And the graves were opened; and many bodies (corpses) of the saints which slept arose (1453) and came out of the graves after His (Jesus) resurrection (1454).” These were Jews of the O.T. who had been consecrated or set apart by God for this wonderful event. The word saint’s here indicates they were devoted, sacred and holy people of God.

Isaiah 26:19, “The dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

 

Our third word for resurrection:

Following is one of the words used in Scriptures for resurrection. Most of us are familiar with seeing it in,

1 Thessalonians 4:16 and associated with the rapture of the church.

This word raise or stand is found in Strong’s as # 450, the Greek being, “anistemi.” This verb is divided between the transitive verb which expresses an action that passes from the agent (Jesus) to the object (those resurrected Christian’s who died in Christ;) and also has an intransitive signification meaning a verb that expresses action, that is limited to the agent that agent being the Lord Jesus Himself.  

It’s a transitive verb; in the present and imperfect tense, meaning an action having taken place in time past; and in the present, but not finished (future). The past resurrection is seen in Matthew 27:52-53, the first-fruits unto Christ, and the promise of a future and general resurrection seen in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.  Also future and aoris, referring to an indefinite tense, which expresses an action as completed in past time, it speaking of the dead to be raised up and recalled to life,

John 6:39-40-44-54, “I will raise (450) him up.”

Acts 2:32, “This Jesus hath God (the Father) raised (450) up.”

Acts 13:33. So Acts 13:34, 17:31, “He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He  had raised (450) him (Jesus) from the dead.”

As an intransitive verb in the perfect tense which expresses an act completed; and in the pluperfect meaning the tense which denotes that an action or event took place previous to another past action or event, and aoris (see above.) Also used in the Middle term of a syllogism meaning, when two extremes are separately compared as being dead, than to rise up, to live as the two are then brought together in the conclusion.  

1 Thessalonians 4:14, “If we believe that Jesus died and rose (anistemi) again, even so them also (the faithful) which sleep (have died) in Jesus will God (Jesus) bring with him (the rapture).”

1 Thessalonians 4:16, “For the Lord (Jesus) himself shall descend from heaven and with a shout, —– the dead in Christ shall rise (450) first,”  these being the bride of Christ.

When the word is used as a trope or metaphor,

Ephesians 5:14, “Thou that sleeps, and arise (450 anistemi) from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.” To arise from the death of sin, put on the new man in Christ.

You can examine the following verses for yourself. They all point to rise from the dead, return to life,

Matthew 17:9, “The Son of man be risen again.”

Mark 9:9-10, “What the rising from the dead should mean.” 

Luke 16:31. John 20:9. Acts 17:3. So without, “From among the dead,”

Matthew 20:19, “On the third day He shall rise again.”

Mark 8:31, “After three days, rise again.”

Mark 9:31, Luke 9:8-19, “One of the old prophets is risen again.”

Phillip LaSpino   taken from seekfirstwisdom