"to live again, recover life, revive, Rom. 7:9; met. to live a new and reformed life, Lk. 15:24, 32*"
Definition and meaning
to live again, recover life, revive, Rom. 7:9; met. to live a new and reformed life, Lk. 15:24, 32*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναζάω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 anazao (G326) across the King James Bible.
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
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Common questions
Strong's G326 (anazao) is a Greek word that means: to live again, recover life, revive, Rom. 7:9; met. to live a new and reformed life, Lk. 15:24, 32* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word anazao (G326) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G326 is anazao, a Greek word defined as: to live again, recover life, revive, Rom. 7:9; met. to live a new and reformed life, Lk. 15:24, 32*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anazao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.