ἀνίστημι (G450) — Greek Lexicon

ἀνίστημι

anístēmi

G450 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To cause to stand up, to make rise, to set up or establish (transitive); to arise, get up, stand up, rise (intransitive). The verb covers both the act of setting something or someone upright and the action of rising oneself. In extended contexts, it includes raising the dead, causing someone to appear on the scene, or establishing someone in a new position or state.

Semantic Range

to cause to stand up, to set upright, to establish, to make rise, to raise up (from the dead), to bring onto the scene, to arise (stand up oneself), to be restored, to get up (from sitting or lying), to rise to prominence or office

Root / Etymology

From ἀνά (up, again) + ἵστημι (to stand, to set), literally 'to cause to stand up.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἀνίστημι appears as both a transitive and intransitive verb; transitive: 'to raise, to help up, to cause to rise,' and intransitive: 'to rise, to stand up.' In the LXX and Koine, the verb frequently refers to 'raising up' individuals in various senses: literal standing or rising from the ground, getting up from a reclining or sitting position, or being raised to prominence or position. In narrative or miracle contexts in the New Testament, especially the Gospels and Acts, it is commonly used for bodily resurrection or restoration to life, reflecting a broader semantic field than merely 'coming back to life,' often with the nuance of being restored or set up by divine or authoritative action. The verb is also employed metaphorically, e.g., 'raising up' a prophet or leader. English translations like 'stand up,' 'arise,' 'raise' or 'resurrect' do not always capture the breadth of contexts (physical, metaphorical, or eschatological) in which the verb is used. The distinction between simply 'standing up' and dramatic contexts of being 'raised from the dead' depends on context. Related terms include ἐγείρω (to wake, to raise) and ἐξανίστημι (to raise up, to emerge).

Translation Consistency

primary "rise" 8 occurrences

Most common natural rendering in the NT for ἀνίστημι is intransitive (he rose, they will rise), and ‘rise’ easily covers core senses (get up, stand up, arise, be restored). It also fits extended senses (rise to prominence, rise from the dead) and can be made causative or emphatic in English with light additions (rise up, be made to rise, cause to rise) while keeping one consistent base verb across all forms.

Alternatives (2 occurrences):

"arise" (1x) "arises" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀνά and ἵστημι; to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).

Root Family

ἀνιστ- (epanístamai) — to rise, to stand up, to initiate action

Root ἀνιστ- to cause to stand up, to rise, to raise up, to restore

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
G1881	ἐπανίσταμαι	they will rise up against
G386	ἀνάστασις	to a rising

Word Forms

20 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G450-04`	ἀναστὰς	anastas	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having arisen	having risen up	having risen up	36
`G450-15`	ἀνέστη	aneste	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	rose up	rose up	rose up	15
`G450-07`	ἀναστῆναι	anastenai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to rise	to rise up	to rise up	7
`G450-13`	ἀνάστηθι	anastethi	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	arise	Rise up	Rise up	7
`G450-03`	ἀναστάντες	anastantes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	they rose up	having risen up	having risen up	6
`G450-10`	ἀναστήσεται	anastesetai	`V FUT MID IND 3P SG`	he will rise	will rise up	he will rise up	6
`G450-11`	ἀναστήσω	anasteso	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	will raise	I will raise up	I will raise up	4
`G450-12`	ἀναστήσονται	anastesontai	`V FUT MID IND 3P PL`	will rise	they will rise up	they will rise up	4
`G450-17`	ἀνέστησεν	anestesen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	raised up	he raised up	he raised up	4
`G450-06`	ἀναστῇ	anaste	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	has been raised	might rise up	might rise up	3
`G450-08`	ἀναστήσας	anastesas	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	having raised up	having raised up	having raised up	3
`G450-09`	ἀναστήσει	anastesei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	raise up	he/she/it will raise up	he will raise up	3
`G450-01`	ἀνάστα	anasta	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	arise	Rise up	Rise up	2
`G450-05`	ἀναστᾶσα	anastasa	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM F SG`	arose	having risen up	having risen up	2
`G450-14`	ἀναστῶσιν	anastosin	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P PL`	they rise	they may rise up	they may rise up	2
`G450-16`	ἀνέστησαν	anestesan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	arose	they rose up	they rose up	2
`G450-02`	ἀναστὰν	anastan	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM N SG`	having risen	having risen up	having risen up	1
`G450-18`	ἀνιστάμενος	anistamenos	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG`	who rises	rising up	rising up	1
`G450-19`	ἀνίστασθαι	anistasthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to arise	to rise up	to arise	1
`G450-20`	ἀνίσταται	anistatai	`V PRS MID IND 3P SG`	arises	was rising up	arises	1

Occurrences in Scripture

110 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G450-03`	Acts 23:9	ἀναστάντες	anastantes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	arose	having risen up	having risen up
`G450-13`	Acts 26:16	ἀνάστηθι	anastethi	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	rise	Rise up	Rise up
`G450-15`	Acts 26:30	ἀνέστη	aneste	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	stood up	rose up	rose up
`G450-18`	Romans 15:12	ἀνιστάμενος	anistamenos	`V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG`	who rises	rising up	rising up
`G450-16`	1 Corinthians 10:7	ἀνέστησαν	anestesan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	rose up	they rose up	they rose up
`G450-01`	Ephesians 5:14	ἀνάστα	anasta	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	arise	Rise up	Rise up
`G450-15`	1 Thessalonians 4:14	ἀνέστη	aneste	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	rose	rose up	rose up
`G450-12`	1 Thessalonians 4:16	ἀναστήσονται	anastesontai	`V FUT MID IND 3P PL`	will rise	they will rise up	they will rise up
`G450-19`	Hebrews 7:11	ἀνίστασθαι	anistasthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to arise	to rise up	to arise
`G450-20`	Hebrews 7:15	ἀνίσταται	anistatai	`V PRS MID IND 3P SG`	arises	was rising up	arises

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