Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

from the dead

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
from the dead
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

from being dead, from death

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.

Questions

What does from the dead mean?
from being dead, from death
Where does from the dead come from?
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.

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