# rise from the dead

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become alive (or undead) after having died.
2. To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rise-from-the-dead