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νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν

Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to live (literally or figuratively) · to recover life (literally or figuratively)

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νεκρός G3498 dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Pronunciation nekrós
Spiritually inoperative or powerless; used of faith, sin, and spiritual deadness in sin apart from Christ.
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ζάω G2198 to live (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation záō
Living physically or spiritually; distinctively means existing in active relationship with God or Christ.
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ἀναζάω G326 to recover life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation anazáō
Resurrection to life—whether literal revival or moral/spiritual restoration from spiritual death
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What does νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν (nekros ēn kai anezēsen) mean in the Bible?

νεκρός · ζάω · ἀναζάω is a Greek word meaning "was dead and came to life again".

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Meaning

was dead and came to life again
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:5 · Matt 28:4 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 20:37 · John 5:25 · 1 Cor 15:15 · 1 Cor 15:16 · 1 Cor 15:29 · 1 Cor 15:32 · 1 Cor 15:35 · 1 Cor 15:52 · 1 Thess 4:16 · Rev 14:13 · Rev 20:12 14×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:26 · Luke 7:15 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 · Acts 20:9 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 1:18 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 3:1 9×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:8 · Jas 2:17 · Jas 2:26 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 8:10 · Jas 2:26 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 14:2 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 22:31 · Matt 22:32 · Matt 23:27 · Matt 27:64 · Matt 28:7 · Mark 6:14 · Mark 9:9 · Mark 9:10 · Mark 12:25 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 12:27 · Luke 9:7 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 16:31 74×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Heb 6:1 · Heb 9:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 16:3 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 9:17 · 1 Pet 4:6 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:22 · Matt 10:8 · Luke 9:60 · John 5:21 · Acts 26:8 · Rom 4:17 · Rom 6:11 · 2 Cor 1:9 · Eph 2:1 · Eph 2:5 · Col 2:13 · 2 Tim 4:1 · Heb 11:35 · 1 Pet 4:5 · Rev 20:12 · Rev 20:13 19×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 5:10 1×
128 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 134 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 6 ongoing 27 prospective 20 background 2 subjunctive 10 infinitive 12 participle 57
Tense
present 99 future 20 aorist 13 imperfect 2
Voice
active 123 middle 11
Mood
participle 57 indicative 55 infinitive 12 subjunctive 10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 16:16 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 26:63 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 27:63 ζῶν present active participle participle Mark 5:23 ζήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 16:11 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:36 ζήσασα aorist active participle participle Luke 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 10:28 ζήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Luke 15:13 ζῶν present active participle participle Luke 15:32 ἔζησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:38 ζῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 24:23 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:5 ζῶντα present active participle participle John 4:10 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:11 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:50 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:51 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:53 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 5:25 ζήσουσιν future active indicative prospective John 6:51 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:51 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:57 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:57 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 6:57 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:58 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 7:38 ζῶντος present active participle participle John 11:25 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective John 11:26 ζῶν present active participle participle John 14:19 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 14:19 ζήσετε future active indicative prospective Acts 1:3 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 7:38 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 9:41 ζῶσαν present active participle participle Acts 10:42 ζώντων present active participle participle Acts 14:15 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 20:12 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 22:22 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:19 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive +94 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed 1 Corinthians 9 — Rights Surrendered, the Gospel Advanced, and Discipline for the Prize Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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