Biblica Analytica
G0386 Greek

ἀνάστασις

anastasis

resurrection

Lexicon Entry

Definition
resurrection
Transliteration
anastasis
Strong's Number
G0386
Occurrences
42
Semantic Domain
Death & Life

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

The 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.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G0386
Lemma
ἀνάστασις
Transliteration
anastasis
Definition
resurrection
Occurrences
42
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

42 total occurrences across the text

Matthew 22:23

On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

Matthew 22:28

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

Matthew 22:30

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

Matthew 22:31

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

Mark 12:18

Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,

Mark 12:23

In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”

Luke 2:34

and 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 14:14

and 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 20:27

Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.

Luke 20:33

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”

Luke 20:35

But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Luke 20:36

For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

John 11:24

Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

Acts 1:22

beginning 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 2:31

he 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 4:2

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:33

With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.

Acts 26:23

how 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 17:18

Some 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 17:32

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

Acts 24:15

having 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 24:21

unless 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 1:4

who 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 6:5

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;

1 Corinthians 15:12

Now 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 15:13

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

1 Corinthians 15:21

For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.

1 Corinthians 15:42

So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.

Philippians 3:10

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,

2 Timothy 2:18

men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.

Hebrews 6:2

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

John 5:29

and 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 5:29

and 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 23:6

But 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 11:35

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:35

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed 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 3:21

This 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 20:5

The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed 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.