Strong's Concordance anazaó: to live again Original Word: ἀναζάωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anazaó Phonetic Spelling: (an-ad-zah'-o) Short Definition: I come to life again, revive Definition: I come to life again, revive, regain life. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 326: ἀναζάωἀναζάω, (ῶ: 1 aorist ἀνέζησα; a word found only in the N. T. and ecclesiastical writings; to live again, recover life; a. properly, in Rec. of Romans 14:9; Revelation 20:5. b. tropically, one is said ἀναζῆν who has been νεκρός in a tropical sense; α. to be restored to a correct life: of one who returns to a better moral state, Luke 15:24 (WH marginal reading ἔζησεν) ((A. V. is alive again), cf. Meyer at the passage), 32 (T Tr WH ἔζησε). (beta) to revive, regain strength and vigor: Romans 7:9; sin is alive, indeed, and vigorous among men ever since the fall of Adam; yet it is destitute of power (νεκρά ἐστι) in innocent children ignorant of the law; but when they come to a knowledge of the law, sin recovers its power in them also. Others less aptly explain ἀνέζησε here began to live, sprang into life (German lebteauf). To recover life (literally or figuratively) -- (be a-)live again, revive. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 3262 Occurrences ἀνέζησεν — 2 Occ. Luke 15:24 V-AIA-3S GRK: ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν ἦν ἀπολωλὼς NAS: was dead and has come to life again; he was lost KJV: dead, and is alive again; he was INT: was and is alive again was lost Romans 7:9 V-AIA-3S |