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ἐγείρω
Rootprobably akin to the base of ἀγορά (through the idea of collecting one's faculties)
Meaningto waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)
KJV usageawake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.
How the KJV Renders It
TranslationStrong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.
Grammatical Forms
MorphologyIn the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a verb across 145 occurrences, inflected in 33 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it. These are this word’s own inflections, not words built from it — for those, see Related Words.
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ἤγειρεν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἠγέρθη
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγερθεὶς
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἔγειρε
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγήγερται
- Perfect
- A completed act whose results continue.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγείρονται
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγερθήσεται
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγείρεται
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγερθῆναι
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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ἐγερθήσονται
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγείραντος
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐγείρας
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐγερεῖ
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγείρεσθε
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle Or Passive
- Can be read as middle or passive; context decides.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγεῖραι
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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ἐγείραντα
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἠγέρθησαν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγερθέντι
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Dative
- The indirect object — often "to" or "for".
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐγερθῇ
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγηγερμένον
- Perfect
- A completed act whose results continue.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐγείρει;
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἤγαγεν
- 2nd Aorist
- An aorist (simple past) — "2nd" refers only to spelling.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἤγειραν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγέρθητε
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγέρθητι
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγερῶ
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγερεῖς
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγείρετε
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγείρουσιν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἐγείρειν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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ἐγείροντι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Dative
- The indirect object — often "to" or "for".
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἐγείρομαι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐγείρηται
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Passive
- The subject is acted upon.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
Biblical Distribution
DistributionAppears in 135 verses across 17 of the 27 books. Most frequent in Matthew (33 verses); never once in the other 10.
Every Occurrence
ConcordanceEvery verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.
Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.