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#2. GREEK WORD STUDIES
ἐγείρω 'egeiro' meaning 'to raise' Strong's 1453

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This is a thorough word study about the meaning of the Greek verb ἐγείρω, 'egeiro' translated 'to raise up', Strong's 1453 in the New Testament. It gives every verse where the 'egeiro' appears. To obtain a true understanding of this word these scriptures need to be meditated on and notes made of their meaning in different contexts. This requires putting scriptures together where they seem to have a similar meaning, and then meditating even more. The truth will be revealed by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to guide us into all truth (John 16:13). Wherever this word egeiro appears in the Greek, the translation of it is highlighted with yellow. If the word is in italics then there is no equivalent word for it in the Greek. Every blessing be to those who seek the truth of God's word.

#2.3 Scriptures for ἐγείρω 'egeiro' meaning 'to raise' Strong's 1453

Matthew 2:13 And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I say to you: for Herod is about to seek for the young child to destroy him.
2:14 And he arose, took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for those who were seeking the young child's life have died.
2:21 And he arose, took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
3:9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and served to them.
8:25 And having come to him, his disciples awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing.
8:26 And he says to them, Why are you afraid; little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
9:5 For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and walk?
9:6 But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.
9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
9:25 But when the people had been put out, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have received, freely give.
11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
11:11 Amen I say to you, Among those who are born of women there has not risen a greater prophet than John the Baptist: however he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than him.
12:11 And he said to them, What man shall there be among you, who shall have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12:42 The queen of the south shall be raised up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the end of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
14:2 And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead; and because of this powerful works are working in him.
16:21 From that time on began Jesus to show to his disciples, how that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and to be raised up the third day.
17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and do not be afraid.
17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceedingly sorry.
24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places.
24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24:24 For false Christs shall arise, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
26:32 But after I am resurrected, I will go before you into Galilee.
26:46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is near who betrays me.
27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who slept arose,
27:63 Saying, Sir, we remembered that that deceiver said, while he was living, After three days I will arise.
27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be secured until the third day, lest his disciples coming by night, steal him away, and say to the people, He was raised from the dead: and the last deception shall be worse than the first.
28:6 He is not here: for he was raised up, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
28:7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he was raised up from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you shall see him: lo, I have told you.

Mark 1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.
2:9 Which is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?
2:11 I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your house.
2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it like this.
3:3 And he says to the man who had the withered hand, Arise, and come into the midst.
4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he does not know how.
5:41 And he took the young girl by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Young girl, I say to you, arise.
6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was raised from the dead, and because of this powerful works are working in him.
6:16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he has been raised from the dead.
9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calls you.
12:26 And concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
13:8 For nation shall be raised against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
14:28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
14:42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he who betrays me is near.
16:6 And he says to them, Do not be amazed: You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he was raised; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
16:14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they sat eating, and reproached them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he was raised.

Luke 1:69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say to you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
5:23 Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk?
5:24 But that you may know that the Son of man has power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said to the sick of the palsy,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your couch, and go into your house.
6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and those who bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise.
7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet has been raised up among us; and, That God has visited his people.
7:22 Then Jesus answering said to them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
8:24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
8:54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John has been raised from the dead;
9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
11:8 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, having risen up he will give him as many as he needs.
11:31 The queen of the south shall be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
13:25 When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut to the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I do not know you from where you are:
20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
21:10 Then he said to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
24:6 He is not here, but was raised: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,
24:34 Saying, The Lord was raised indeed, and has appeared to Simon.

John 2:19 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
John 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty six years this temple was being built, and will you raise it up in three days?
2:21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.
2:22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
5:8 Jesus says to him, Arise, take up your bed, and walk.
5:21 For as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them; even so the Son quickens whom he will.
7:52 They answered and said to him, Are you also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee arises no prophet.
11:29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came to him.
12:1 Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
12:9 Many people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they did not come for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
12:17 The people therefore who were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore record.
13:4 He rises from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he was raised from the dead.

Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold I have none; but such as I have give I you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.
4:10 Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole.
5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew and hanged on a tree.
9:8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
10:40 Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly;
12:7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.
13:23 Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
13:30 But God raised him from the dead:
13:37 But he, whom God raised up, saw no corruption.
26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
6:9 Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more; death has no more dominion over him.
7:4 Therefore, my brothers, you also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be married to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.
8:11 But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he who raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.
8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who has been raised up, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
10:9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
13:11 And that, knowing the time, that it is already the hour to be raised out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

1 Corinthians 6:14 And God has both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
15:4 And that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day according to the scriptures:
15:12 Now if Christ is preached that he was raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ was not raised:
15:14 And if Christ was not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
15:15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead do not rise.
15:16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ was not raised:
15:17 And if Christ was not raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.
15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, and become the first-fruits of those who slept.
15:29 Else what shall they do who are baptised for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why are they then baptised for the dead?
15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what does it advantage me, if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?
15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

2 Corinthians 1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead:
4:14 Knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
5:15 And that he died for all, that those who live should not any longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.

Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Ephesians 1:20 Which he worked in Christ, by raising him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
5:14 Therefore he says, Awake you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, in which also you are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who has raised him from the dead.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.

2 Timothy 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

Hebrews 11:19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from when also he received him in a figure.

James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, who raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Revelation 11:1 And there was given me a reed like a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship in it.

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