"a raising or rising up; resurrection, Mt. 22:23; meton. the author of resurrection, Jn. 11:25; met. an uprising into a state of higher advancement and blessedness, Lk. 2:34"
Definition and meaning
a raising or rising up; resurrection, Mt. 22:23; meton. the author of resurrection, Jn. 11:25; met. an uprising into a state of higher advancement and blessedness, Lk. 2:34
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνάστασις
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anastasis (G386) across the King James Bible.
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
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Common questions
Strong's G386 (anastasis) is a Greek word that means: a raising or rising up; resurrection, Mt. 22:23; meton. the author of resurrection, Jn. 11:25; met. an uprising into a state of higher advancement and blessedness, Lk. 2:34 It appears 40 times in the King James Bible.
The word anastasis (G386) appears 40 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G386 is anastasis, a Greek word defined as: a raising or rising up; resurrection, Mt. 22:23; meton. the author of resurrection, Jn. 11:25; met. an uprising into a state of higher advancement and. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anastasis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.