Phrase guide

rise from the dead

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become alive (or undead) after having died.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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verb

Meaning 2

To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قام (qām) — to become alive after having died
  • Azerbaijani: dirilmək — to become alive after having died
  • Azerbaijani: xortlamaq — to become alive after having died
  • Faroese: reisa seg upp frá deyðum — to become alive after having died
  • Finnish: nousta kuolleista — to become alive after having died
  • French: ressusciter d'entre les morts — to become alive after having died
  • German: von den Toten auferstehen — to become alive after having died
  • Polish: zmartwychwstać — to become alive after having died
  • Polish: zmartwychwstawać — to become alive after having died
  • Portuguese: ressuscitar dos mortos — to become alive after having died
  • Russian: восстать из мёртвых (vosstatʹ iz mjórtvyx) — to become alive after having died
  • Russian: ожить (ožitʹ) — to become alive after having died
  • Swedish: uppstå från de döda — to become alive after having died