G386

• {"n":"anastasis","s":"Resurrection. The noun means a standing up again, and it is a bodily word.","u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/bible-translation-differences\/#id=anastasis","r":"1 Corinthians 15:21","b":[{"l":"How modern translations read it","t":"Every version reads resurrection or rising."},{"l":"First, in plain English","t":"**He got back on his feet.** English uses standing for recovery all the time. The Greek noun is that, made literal."},{"l":"What you are seeing","t":"Ana, up or again, plus histemi, to stand. The word is concrete, which is part of why the Athenians at Acts 17 reacted to it as they did: it was not a metaphor for survival."},{"l":"Why translators split","t":"English borrowed a Latin word, resurrectio, so the English term is opaque where the Greek was transparent."},{"l":"The rule to carry away","t":"Words borrowed from Latin into English usually lose the picture the Greek had. Taking the Greek compound apart restores it."},{"l":"Choosing between them","t":"Resurrection is universal in English versions."},{"l":"The word","t":"\u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 anastasis \u00b7 G386"}],"src":["Acts 17:32, the reaction at Athens","1 Corinthians 15 throughout","histemi, to stand: Romans 5:2"]}