The Difference Between anastasis and châyâh
Both anastasis (Greek: ἀνάστασις, G386) and châyâh (Hebrew: חָיָה, H2421) address overlapping biblical themes — anastasis carrying the sense of "raised to life again" and châyâh conveying "keep alive". Each word is shaped by its own covenant and cultural context, yet together they illuminate how the Old and New Testaments speak with one voice on this theme.
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ἀνάστασις vs חָיָה
anastasis and châyâh
ἀνάστασις
a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)
G386
Exegetical Meaning
a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth) | Etymology: from G450 (ἀνίστημι); | KJV: raised to life again, resurrection, rise from the dead, that should rise, rising again
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- Christ's Resurrection as Foundation
- The Believer's Future Resurrection
חָיָה
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
H2421
Exegetical Meaning
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | Etymology: a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה)); | KJV: keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
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