"to cause to rise up, raise up; from the Hebrew, to raise up into existence, Mk. 12:19; Lk. 20:28; intrans. to rise up from, stand forth, Acts 15:5*"
Definition and meaning
to cause to rise up, raise up; from the Hebrew, to raise up into existence, Mk. 12:19; Lk. 20:28; intrans. to rise up from, stand forth, Acts 15:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐξανίστημι
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 exanistemi (G1817) across the King James Bible.
Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
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Common questions
Strong's G1817 (exanistemi) is a Greek word that means: to cause to rise up, raise up; from the Hebrew, to raise up into existence, Mk. 12:19; Lk. 20:28; intrans. to rise up from, stand forth, Acts 15:5* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word exanistemi (G1817) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1817 is exanistemi, a Greek word defined as: to cause to rise up, raise up; from the Hebrew, to raise up into existence, Mk. 12:19; Lk. 20:28; intrans. to rise up from, stand forth, Acts 15:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
exanistemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.