ἀνάστασις
anastasis
resurrection
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word ἀνάστασις (anastasis) is translated as "resurrection," indicating a transformation or rising from a state of death or non-existence to one of life or existence. Its significance is rooted in its association with death and life, suggesting a profound shift or reversal of circumstances. In the context of the 42 occurrences of this term in the Bible, ἀνάστασις is used in a variety of settings. Its range of usage encompasses references to the afterlife, the ultimate destiny of humanity, and the power of God to overcome death. This term often serves as a counterpoint to the concept of death and the grave, emphasizing the potential for life and restoration in the face of mortality. The significance of ἀνάστασις lies in its representation of a fundamental concept in the human experience: the possibility of transformation and renewal. Whether referring to a person's ultimate fate or the divine power to raise the dead, this word underscores the hope and promise of life beyond death.
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Occurrences in Scripture
42 total occurrences across the text
On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
Matthew 22:28In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
Matthew 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
Mark 12:18Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,
Mark 12:23In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Luke 2:34and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
Luke 14:14and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
Luke 20:27Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
Luke 20:33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Luke 20:35But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
Luke 20:36For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
John 11:24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
Acts 1:22beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
Acts 2:31he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, and his flesh didn’t see decay.
Acts 4:2being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Acts 4:33With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
Acts 26:23how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 17:18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Acts 24:15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Acts 24:21unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’ ”
Romans 1:4who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
Romans 6:5For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
1 Corinthians 15:21For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.
1 Corinthians 15:42So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
Philippians 3:10that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
2 Timothy 2:18men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
Hebrews 6:2of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
John 5:29and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
John 5:29and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 3:21This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Revelation 20:5The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.