from the dead
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
from obsolescence or failure
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see from, dead.
Example Sentences
Etymology
A translation of Ancient Greek ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν (ek tôn nekrôn) or ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν (apò tôn nekrôn, “from among those who are dead”), a phrase in the New Testament, used for instance in the King James Version. See rise from the dead.