What does Χριστός · νεκρός · ἀνάγω mean in the Bible?
e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus".
Greek · G5547, G3498, G321
Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν
Anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus · dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
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ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →νεκρόςG3498dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Pronunciationnekrós
Spiritually inoperative or powerless; used of faith, sin, and spiritual deadness in sin apart from Christ.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνάγωG321to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
Pronunciationanágō
Physical movement upward or outward; nautically, to set sail; theologically, to raise from death.
Open lexicon entry →What does Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν (Christon ek nekrōn anagagein) mean in the Bible?
Χριστός · νεκρός · ἀνάγω is a Greek phrase meaning "anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus".
Full entry for Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν (G5547, G3498, G321) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5547, G3498, G321?
G5547, G3498, G321 is connected to 528 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Source Gloss
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms528Case patternGenitive (248)Number patternSingular (528)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:16 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 16:20 · Matt 23:10 · Matt 24:5 · Matt 24:23 · Matt 26:63 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 12:35 · Mark 13:21 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:32 · Luke 2:11 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 22:67111×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:1 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 11:2 · Matt 22:42 · Mark 1:1 · Mark 9:41 · John 1:17 · Acts 2:31 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 3:6 · Acts 4:10 · Acts 4:26 · Acts 8:12 · Acts 10:36 · Acts 10:48248×
Dative · Singular · MasculineRom 3:24 · Rom 6:8 · Rom 6:11 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 8:2 · Rom 8:39 · Rom 9:1 · Rom 12:5 · Rom 14:18 · Rom 15:17 · Rom 16:3 · Rom 16:7 · Rom 16:9 · Rom 16:10 · Rom 16:18103×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:17 · Matt 27:22 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:41 · Luke 9:20 · Luke 20:41 · Luke 23:2 · Luke 24:26 · Luke 24:46 · John 9:22 · John 17:3 · Acts 2:36 · Acts 3:18 · Acts 3:20 · Acts 5:42 · Acts 8:565×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 26:681×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist20present3
Voice
passive15active8
Mood
indicative10participle7infinitive6
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:1ἀνήχθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 2:22ἀνήγαγονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 4:5ἀναγαγὼνaorist active participleparticipleLuke 8:22ἀνήχθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 7:41ἀνήγαγονaorist active indicativecompletedActs 9:39ἀνήγαγονaorist active indicativecompletedActs 12:4ἀναγαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 13:13Ἀναχθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleActs 16:11Ἀναχθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleActs 16:34ἀναγαγώνaorist active participleparticipleActs 18:21ἀνήχθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 20:13ἀνήχθημενaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 20:3ἀνάγεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveActs 21:1ἀναχθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveActs 21:2ἀνήχθημενaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 27:12ἀναχθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveActs 27:2ἀνήχθημενaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 27:21ἀνάγεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveActs 27:4ἀναχθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleActs 28:10ἀναγομένοιςpresent passive participleparticipleActs 28:11ἀνήχθημενaorist passive indicativecompletedRomans 10:7ἀναγαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 13:20ἀναγαγὼνaorist active participleparticiple
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 Origins
Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν is built from this root: