egeiro most often describes raising the dead, and also getting up, bringing forth, or rebuilding in particular clauses.

The predominant attested use concerns being raised from death or God’s raising of the dead, especially in statements about Christ and the future dead. Other clauses use the verb for getting up or standing, for nations rising against one another, for bringing persons forward or establishing them, and for raising a destroyed temple.

1. Raising from death · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 15:42 the present passive singular form occurs in the contrast between what is sown in corruption and what is raised in incorruption; 1 Corinthians 15:52 uses a future passive plural form for the dead being raised. Active forms in Acts 10:40 and 2 Corinthians 4:14 identify God as the one who raised Jesus and will raise others.

   1 Corinthians 15:421 Corinthians 15:52Acts 10:402 Corinthians 4:14Luke 24:61 Peter 1:21
2. Getting up or standing · common

   Second-person present active forms address individuals who are to get up and act: in John 5:8 the APB renders the command, “Get up, pick up your bed, and walk,” and in Luke 6:8 it renders, “Rise and stand in the middle.” Past passive forms likewise describe Saul getting up from the ground in Acts 9:8 and Mary arising quickly in John 11:29.

   John 5:8Luke 6:8Acts 9:8John 11:29Acts 12:7John 14:31
3. Rising in opposition · occasional

   Future passive singular forms describe a nation and a kingdom rising against another in Mark 13:8 and Luke 21:10. The clauses portray collective entities entering conflict rather than an individual’s bodily movement.

   Mark 13:8Luke 21:10
4. Bringing forward or establishing · rare

   In Acts 13:22, an aorist active form occurs where David is raised up as king after another is removed. In Luke 3:8, the aorist active infinitive appears in the statement that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from stones.

   Acts 13:22Luke 3:8
5. Raising a destroyed temple · rare

   In John 2:19, the first-person future active form is spoken after the instruction to destroy the temple, with the APB rendering, “in three days I will raise it.” John 2:20 repeats the question of whether it will be raised in three days.

   John 2:19John 2:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “raised” for death-related clauses, while movement clauses are rendered with “get up,” “arise,” or “rise.” It also renders particular contexts as raising David as king or raising a temple; These renderings reflect the clauses rather than fixed English equivalents.