Lexical Summary anistémi: To raise, to rise, to stand up, to resurrect Original Word: ἀνίστημι Strong's Exhaustive Concordance arise, jump up, stand up. From ana and histemi; to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) -- arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right). see GREEK ana see GREEK histemi NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ana and histémi Definition to raise up, to rise NASB Translation arise (4), arises (2), arose (4), get (15), getting (1), got (24), raise (7), raised (4), raised...up again (1), raised up again (1), raising (1), rise (3), rise again (10), risen (2), risen again (2), rises (1), rising (1), rose (6), rose again (1), stand (5), stood (13). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 450: ἀνίστημιἀνίστημι: future ἀναστήσω; 1 aorist ἀνέστησα; 2 aorist ἀνέστην, imperative ἀνάστηθι and (Acts 12:7; Ephesians 5:14 and L WH text in Acts 9:11) ἀνάστα (Winers Grammar, § 14, 1 h.; (Buttmann, 47 (40))); middle, present ἀνισταμαι; future ἀναστήσομαι; (from Homer down); I. Transitively, in the present 1 aorist and future active, to cause to rise, raise up (הֵקִים): a. properly, of one lying down: Acts 9:41. b. to raise up from death: John 6:39f, 44, 54; Acts 2:32; Acts 13:34 (so in Greek writings). c. to raise up, cause to be born: σπέρμα offspring (Genesis 38:8), Matthew 22:24 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)); τόν Χριστόν, Acts 2:30 Rec. to cause to appear, bring forward, τινα τίνι one for anyone's succor: προφήτην, Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37; τόν παῖδα αὐτοῦ, Acts 3:26. II. Intransitively, in the perfect pluperfect and 2 aorist active, and in the middle; 1. to rise, stand up; used a. of persons lying down (on a couch or bed): Mark 1:35; Mark 5:42; Luke 8:55; Luke 11:7; Acts 9:34, 40. of persons lying on tht ground: Mark 9:27; Luke 17:19; Luke 22:46; Acts 9:6. b. of persons seated: Luke 4:16 (ἀνέστη ἀναγνῶναι); Matthew 26:62; Mark 14:60; Acts 23:9. c. of those who leave a place to go elsewhere: Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; ( d. of the dead; 2 aorist, with ἐκ νεκρῶν added: Matthew 17:9 R G WH marginal reading; Mark 9:9; Mark 12:25; Luke 16:31; Luke 24:46; John 20:9; Ephesians 5:14 (here figuratively); with ἐκ νεκρῶν omitted: Mark 8:31; Mark 16:9; Luke 9:8, 19 (22 L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); Luke 24:7; Romans 14:9 Rec.; so (without ἐκ νεκρῶν) in the future middle also: Matthew 12:41; ( 2. to arise, appear, stand forth; of kings, prophets, priests, leaders of insurgents: Acts 5:36; Acts 7:18. middle, Romans 15:12; Hebrews 7:11, 15. of those about to enter into conversation or dispute with anyone, Luke 10:25; Acts 6:9; or to undertake some business, Acts 5:6; or to attempt something against others, Acts 5:17. Hence, ἀναστῆναι ἐπί τινα to rise up against anyone: Mark 3:26 (עַל קוּם). (Synonym: see ἐγείρω, at the end Compare: ἐπανίστημι, ἐξανίστημι.) The verb translated “arise,” “get up,” “stand,” or “raise” appears 108 times in the Greek New Testament. It covers every sphere where a person (or group) moves from a lower to a higher position—whether literally standing, beginning a journey, taking the floor to speak, recovering from sickness, or rising from the dead. The contexts fall into several dominant themes that reveal God’s work in history and His intentions for His people. Everyday Rising and the Servant Life of Christ When Jesus “got up” early to pray (Mark 1:35) or “rose” from Simon’s house to heal many (Luke 4:38-39), the word paints a picture of purposeful motion. The Savior is never idle; He rises to serve. Believers observing these texts learn that ordinary, daily obedience begins with getting up to meet the Father and to minister to others. Summons to Action Imperative forms urge immediate obedience. An angel tells Peter, “Quick, get up!” (Acts 12:7). The command to Philip—“Get up and go toward the south” (Acts 8:26)—propels the gospel to an Ethiopian official. Saul hears the risen Lord say, “Get up and enter the city” (Acts 9:6). These narratives highlight how divine direction calls for swift response; delay is never portrayed as faithfulness. Healing and Restoration The verb often marks the moment healing becomes visible. To the paralytic lowered through the roof Jesus says, “Get up, take your mat, and go home” (Luke 5:24-25). Aeneas, bedridden eight years, hears Peter command, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,” and “immediately he got up” (Acts 9:34). Jairus’s daughter (Mark 5:42) and Tabitha (Acts 9:40-41) alike “get up,” revealing that divine authority extends over sickness and death. Discipleship and Mission Levi (Matthew) leaves his tax booth when Jesus says, “Follow Me.” The text records, “And he got up and followed Him” (Matthew 9:9). In Acts 13:16 Paul “stood up” in the synagogue to proclaim Christ. Leaders rise to teach (Acts 15:7), to defend the faith (Acts 23:9), or to appoint elders (Acts 14:20-23). The verb frames public ministry as something requiring believers to stand, speak, and advance. Legal and Prophetic Testimony At Jesus’ trial false witnesses “stood up” (Mark 14:57-60); Stephen’s opponents “rose up” in dispute (Acts 6:9). The word signals formal declaration, whether righteous or wicked. Thus it warns that standing against Christ is possible, but also affirms that the gospel’s defenders will rise with equal boldness. False Movements and Apostasy Gamaliel recalls revolutionaries who “rose up” and perished (Acts 5:36-37). Paul predicts elders within Ephesus who will “rise up and distort the truth” (Acts 20:30). These occurrences remind the church to test every movement by Scripture; not every uprising is from God. Christ’s Resurrection—the Central Event Several passages use the verb for the resurrection of Jesus: Christ’s rising is presented as historical, bodily, and decisive—validating His identity, guaranteeing justification, and anchoring all future hope. The Coming Resurrection of Believers Jesus repeatedly promises, “I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:40; also 6:39, 44, 54). To Martha He says, “Your brother will rise again” (John 11:23), to which she replies, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day” (John 11:24). Paul teaches, “The dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thessalonians 4:16). These assurances connect every Christian burial to a certain dawn when graves will open. Judgment and Vindication The verb also depicts future accountability. “The men of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it” (Matthew 12:41). Likewise “The Queen of the South will rise” (Luke 11:31-32). Those who obeyed lesser light will stand as witnesses against those who rejected the greater light of Christ. A Superior Priesthood and Unchanging Covenant Hebrews points to a new High Priest who “arises” in the order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:11, 15). The word signals God’s initiative to establish an eternal priesthood, grounding believers’ access to God in One who ever lives. Exhortation to Spiritual Awakening Paul adapts Isaiah in Ephesians 5:14: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” The appeal calls the church to repentance and renewed holiness, confident that the same power that lifted Christ can lift the lethargic Christian. Pastoral and Devotional Applications 1. Morning prayer and service: follow Jesus’ pattern of rising early (Mark 1:35). Summary Whether describing a simple change of posture or the triumph of the empty tomb, this verb constantly turns the reader’s eyes to decisive movement initiated by God. It summons the faithful to action, certifies the gospel’s power to heal and restore, and seals the ultimate hope that all who are in Christ will one day rise as He rose. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 9:9 V-APA-NMSGRK: μοι καὶ ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ NAS: to him, Follow Me! And he got up and followed KJV: me. And he arose, and followed him. INT: me And having arisen he followed him Matthew 12:41 V-FIM-3P Matthew 22:24 V-FIA-3S Matthew 26:62 V-APA-NMS Mark 1:35 V-APA-NMS Mark 2:14 V-APA-NMS Mark 3:26 V-AIA-3S Mark 5:42 V-AIA-3S Mark 7:24 V-APA-NMS Mark 8:31 V-ANA Mark 9:9 V-ASA-3S Mark 9:10 V-ANA Mark 9:27 V-AIA-3S Mark 9:31 V-FIM-3S Mark 10:1 V-APA-NMS Mark 10:34 V-FIM-3S Mark 12:23 V-ASA-3P Mark 12:25 V-ASA-3P Mark 14:57 V-APA-NMP Mark 14:60 V-APA-NMS Mark 16:9 V-APA-NMS Luke 1:39 V-APA-NFS Luke 4:16 V-AIA-3S Luke 4:29 V-APA-NMP Luke 4:38 V-APA-NMS Strong's Greek 450 |
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