ἐγείρω (egeírō) — Awake

Greek word study: ἐγείρω (egeírō), Strong's G1453. to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figurative

GreekStrong's G1453

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Greek word

ἐγείρω (egeírō)

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to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)

Word study

Derivation: probably akin to the base of G58 (ἀγορά) (through the idea of collecting one's faculties);

KJV translation words: awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up

Where this word appears

Strong's G1453 is tagged on 143 words in 137 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 1:24 and last appears in Revelation 11:1.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

do arise ×10are raised ×8has been raised ×7raised ×6He is risen ×5do rise up ×5having arisen ×5having raised ×4having raised up ×4it is raised ×4raised up ×4Having arisen ×3

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

ἤγειρεν ×21ἠγέρθη ×18ἔγειρε ×14ἐγερθεὶς ×11ἐγείρονται ×9ἐγήγερται ×9ἐγερθήσεται ×6ἐγείρεται ×6ἐγερθήσονται ×4ἐγερθῆναι ×3

Books where it appears most

Matthew ×361 Corinthians ×20Mark ×19Luke ×18John ×13Acts ×13Romans ×102 Corinthians ×4

Verses (first 25 of 137)

Matthew 1:24 — Ἐγερθεὶς — Having been awoken
Matthew 2:13 — ἐγερθεὶς — Having arisen
Matthew 2:14 — ἐγερθεὶς — having arisen
Matthew 2:20 — ἐγερθεὶς — Having arisen
Matthew 2:21 — ἐγερθεὶς — having arisen
Matthew 3:9 — ἐγεῖραι — to raise up
Matthew 8:15 — ἠγέρθη — she arose
Matthew 8:25 — ἤγειραν — they awoke
Matthew 8:26 — ἐγερθεὶς — having arisen
Matthew 9:5 — ἔγειρε — do arise
Matthew 9:6 — ἐγερθεὶς — Having arisen
Matthew 9:7 — ἐγερθεὶς — having arisen
Matthew 9:19 — ἐγερθεὶς — having arisen
Matthew 9:25 — ἠγέρθη — arose
Matthew 10:8 — ἐγείρετε — do raise
Matthew 11:5 — ἐγείρονται — are raised
Matthew 11:11 — ἐγήγερται — has been raised
Matthew 12:11 — ἐγερεῖ; — will raise it up
Matthew 12:42 — ἐγερθήσεται — will rise up
Matthew 14:2 — ἠγέρθη — is risen
Matthew 16:21 — ἐγερθῆναι — to be raised
Matthew 17:7 — ἐγέρθητε — do rise up
Matthew 17:9 — ἐγερθῇ — may be risen
Matthew 17:23 — ἐγερθήσεται — He will be raised up
Matthew 20:19 — ἐγερθήσεται — He will rise again

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G58 ἀγορά (agorá).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G1127 γρηγορεύω (grēgoreúō), G1326 διεγείρω (diegeírō), G1454 ἔγερσις (égersis), G1825 ἐξεγείρω (exegeírō), G1892 ἐπεγείρω (epegeírō), G4891 συνεγείρω (synegeírō).

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Frequently asked questions

What does egeírō (G1453) mean?

To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence).

How is G1453 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G1453 as: awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.

How often does ἐγείρω (egeírō) appear?

Strong's G1453 is tagged on 143 words in 137 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 1:24 and last appears in Revelation 11:1.

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