ἀνίστημι

anístēmi · Greek · Strong's G450 · 108 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “lift up”

What it means

to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

from G303 (ἀνά) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

How the KJV renders it

arise, lift up, raise up, rise, stand up

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“lift up”

also renders anorthóō (G461), aírō (G142), hypsóō (G5312), anakýptō (G352), gâbahh (H1361), gâdal (H1431), nâthan (H5414), nâthaq (H5423), ʻûwr (H5782), tsâhal (H6670), rûwm (H7311), rûwm (H7313)

“arise”

also renders diegeírō (G1326), anabaínō (G305), gínomai (G1096), bállō (G906), zârach (H2224), qûwm (H6966), qûwts (H6974)

“raise up”

also renders exegeírō (G1825), exanístēmi (G1817), çâlal (H5549)

“rise”

also renders anabaínō (G305), zârach (H2224)

“stand up”

also renders çâmar (H5568)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

108 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 10:7 · V-AAI-3P

Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14 · V-2AAI-3S

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 · V-FMI-3P

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

Acts 1:15 · V-2AAP-NSM

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

Acts 2:24 · V-AAI-3S

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

Acts 2:32 · V-AAI-3S

This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.

Acts 3:22 V-FAI-3SActs 3:26 V-AAP-NSMActs 5:6 V-2AAP-NPMActs 5:17 V-2AAP-NSMActs 5:34 V-2AAP-NSMActs 5:36 V-2AAI-3SActs 5:37 V-2AAI-3SActs 6:9 V-AAI-3PActs 7:18 V-2AAI-3SActs 7:37 V-FAI-3SActs 8:26 V-2AAM-2SActs 8:27 V-2AAP-NSMActs 9:6 V-2AAM-2SActs 9:11 V-2AAP-NSMActs 9:18 V-2AAP-NSMActs 9:34 V-2AAI-3SActs 9:39 V-2AAP-NSMActs 9:40 V-2AAM-2SActs 9:41 V-AAI-3SActs 10:13 V-2AAP-NSMActs 10:20 V-2AAP-NSMActs 10:23 V-2AAP-NSMActs 10:26 V-2AAM-2SActs 10:41 V-2AANActs 11:7 V-2AAP-NSMActs 11:28 V-2AAP-NSMActs 12:7 V-2AAM-2SActs 13:16 V-2AAP-NSMActs 13:32 V-AAP-NSMActs 13:34 V-AAI-3SActs 14:10 V-2AAM-2SActs 14:20 V-2AAP-NSMActs 15:7 V-2AAP-NSMActs 17:3 V-2AANActs 17:31 V-AAP-NSMActs 20:30 V-FMI-3PActs 22:10 V-2AAP-NSMActs 22:16 V-2AAP-NSMActs 23:9 V-2AAP-NPMActs 26:16 V-2AAM-2SActs 26:30 V-2AAI-3SEphesians 5:14 V-2AAM-2SHebrews 7:11 V-PMNHebrews 7:15 V-PMI-3SJohn 6:39 V-FAI-1SJohn 6:40 V-FAI-1SJohn 6:44 V-FAI-1SJohn 6:54 V-FAI-1SJohn 11:23 V-FMI-3SJohn 11:24 V-FMI-3SJohn 11:31 V-2AAI-3SJohn 20:9 V-2AANLuke 1:39 V-2AAP-NSFLuke 4:16 V-2AAI-3S

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