Anazáō — G326

Definition

verb

to recover life (literally or figuratively)

1. properly, in Rec. of
2. tropically, one is said ἀναζῆν who has been νεκρός in a tropical sense

Usually translated as

live again, bealive again, revive

Origin

from G303 and G2198

• aná (G303)
• záō (G2198)

Occurrences

Anazáō occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), Romans (2), Revelation (1)

• Luke 15:24 — For this my son was dead, and is alive again (ἀνέζησεν); he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
• Luke 15:32 — It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again (ἀνέζησεν); and was lost, and is found.
• Romans 7:9 — For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived (ἀνέζησεν), and I died.
• Romans 14:9 — For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived (ἀνέζησεν), that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
• Revelation 20:5 — But the rest of the dead lived not again (ανεζησαν) until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.