Word study · Greek
anastasis
resurrection
Say it: an-AS-tas-is (approximate)
ἀνάστασις
What it means
"Standing up again." In Acts the resurrection of Jesus is the center of the apostles' witness (1:22, 2:31, 4:2, 4:33, 17:18, 17:32, 23:6, 24:21, 26:23). In Athens the philosophers think "Anastasis" might be a goddess, a companion to Jesus (17:18).
Range of meaning
- ResurrectionRising from the dead.
In Acts
- Chapter 17
"Jesus and the resurrection" (17:18, 17:31-32).
- Chapter 23
"The resurrection of the dead" (23:6-8).
- Chapter 24
"A resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust" (24:15, 24:21).
Every verse (11)
- Acts 1:22
- Acts 2:31
- Acts 4:2
- Acts 4:33
- Acts 17:18
- Acts 17:32
- Acts 23:6
- Acts 23:8
- Acts 24:15
- Acts 24:21
- Acts 26:23
Verses where G0386 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources