Anástasis — G386

G386 · Greek — ἀνάστασις

Pronunciation: an-as'-tas-is

Definition

feminine noun

a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)

  1. a raising up, rising (e. g. from a seat)
  2. a rising from the dead (ecclesiastical Latinresurrectio)
    1. that of Christ
    2. that of all men at the end of the present age. This is called simply ἀνάστασις or ἡ ἀνάστασις
    3. the resurrection of certain in ancient Jewish story who were restored to life before burial

Usually translated as

resurrection, that should rise, raised to life again, rise from the dead, rising again

Origin

from G450

Occurrences

Anástasis occurs 42 times in 40 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (4), Mark (2), Luke (6), John (3), Acts (11), Romans (2), 1 Corinthians (4), Philippians (1), 2 Timothy (1), Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (2), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A