rise from the dead

Meaning

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

Synonyms

resurrect

revive

resuscitate

rise again

rise from the grave

come back to life

call up

raise from

rise

return to life

Translations

auferstehen

ressusciter

wiederauferstehen

von den Toten auferstehen

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.