Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rise from the dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: rise from the dead
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become alive (or undead) after having died.

verb

To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

Example Sentences

"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."
"“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.”"

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.

Inflected Forms

rises from the dead (present, singular) rising from the dead (participle, present) rose from the dead (past) risen from the dead (participle, past)

Phrases

raise from the dead raise the dead rise from the ashes

Frequently Paired Words

raise from the dead raise the dead rise from the ashes

Questions

What does rise from the dead mean?: To become alive (or undead) after having died.
Where does rise from the dead come from?: 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.

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