Word study · Greek

egeirō

to raise, wake, rise

Say it: eh-GAY-roh (approximate)

ἐγείρω

What it means

To wake, raise up, rise. Jesus says "Arise, take up your mat" (5:8), and says the Father raises the dead and gives them life (5:21).

Range of meaning

  • WakeRouse from sleep.
  • Raise upLift or set on one's feet.
  • Raise from the deadResurrection.

In John

  • Chapter 5

    "Arise, take up your mat" (5:8), and "raises the dead" (5:21).

  • Chapter 20

    The tomb, and the Scripture that he must "rise" (20:9).