"to raise up, make to spring up; intrans. to rise up, sprout, spring up or forth, Mt. 13:5; Mk. 4:5*"
Definition and meaning
to raise up, make to spring up; intrans. to rise up, sprout, spring up or forth, Mt. 13:5; Mk. 4:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐξανατέλλω
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 exanatello (G1816) across the King James Bible.
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
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Common questions
Strong's G1816 (exanatello) is a Greek word that means: to raise up, make to spring up; intrans. to rise up, sprout, spring up or forth, Mt. 13:5; Mk. 4:5* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word exanatello (G1816) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1816 is exanatello, a Greek word defined as: to raise up, make to spring up; intrans. to rise up, sprout, spring up or forth, Mt. 13:5; Mk. 4:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
exanatello is a Greek word found in the New Testament.