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rise from the dead en · VERB

Etymology

A translation of the Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι ἐκ νεκρῶν (anístēmi ek nekrôn), from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead person; dead”). Used in the King James Bible, for instance.

Meanings

1. To become alive (or undead) after having died.
   • The story of dead Ebola victims rising from the dead, with the first "picture" of one of the zombies that has gone viral, (if it weren't glaringly obvious) is a hoax. 2014 October 6, Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, “Ebola 'risen from the dead' zombie story is a complete hoax”, in Independent:
   • “My husband is a man of God,” she repeated. “He had an accident and died, but God has told me that if I can get him to Bonnke, he will rise from the dead.” 2014, Reinhard Bonnke, Raised From the Dead: The Miracle that Brings Promise to America:
2. (figuratively) To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

Forms

Relateds

rise from the ashes · raise the dead · raise from the dead

Translations (14)

ru ожить (to become alive after having died) · az dirilmək (to become alive after having died) · pl zmartwychwstawać (to become alive after having died) · de von den Toten auferstehen (to become alive after having died) · fi nousta kuolleista (to become alive after having died) · fo reisa seg upp frá deyðum (to become alive after having died) · sv uppstå från de döda (to become alive after having died) · pt ressuscitar dos mortos (to become alive after having died) · ar قام (to become alive after having died) · az xortlamaq (to become alive after having died) · fr ressusciter d'entre les morts (to become alive after having died) · ru восстать из мёртвых (to become alive after having died) · pl ożyć (to become alive after having died) · pl zmartwychwstać (to become alive after having died)