anakathizo describes a person rising into a seated position in two restoration scenes.

The attested use describes a person coming into a seated position: Tabitha after opening her eyes in Acts 9:40 and the dead man before beginning to speak in Luke 7:15.

1. Rising into a seated position · dominant

   Both occurrences use the same aorist active indicative singular form. In Acts 9:40, after Tabitha opens her eyes and sees Peter, the APB renders the clause “and sat up”; in Luke 7:15, the dead man does so before he begins to speak.

   Acts 9:40Luke 7:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “sat up” in both Acts 9:40 and Luke 7:15. This wording confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating every feature of the Greek form.