Lexical Definition

‎ἐγείρω‎ egeírō (eg-i'-ro) to arise ^G:V
probably akin to the base of ‎ἀγορά‎ (through the idea of collecting one's faculties)

awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.

• to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death
• or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)

Abbott-Smith

ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. ;] trans. (imperat. ἔγειρε used intransitively, Mt 9:5, Mk 2:11, al.);

1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mk 4:38, Ac 12:7; metaph., of spiritual awakening, Ro 13:11 (pass.), Eph 5:14; pass., to be aroused, wake up: Mt 25:7, Mk 4:27; ἀπὸ τ. ὕπνου, Mt 1:24.
2. Freq. in NT, to raise from the dead: νεκρούς, Jo 5:21, Ac 26:8, II Co 1:9; ἐκ νεκρῶν, Jo 12:1, Ac 3:15, Ro 8:11, al.; pass., rise from death: Mt 11:5, Lk 7:22, Jo 2:22, Ro 6:9, al.; ἀπὸ τ. νεκρῶν, Mt 14:2, al.
3. In late Gk.,
(a) to raise, from sitting, lying, sickness; mid. and pass., to rise: Mt 9:5, 7, Mk 1:31 9:27 10:49, al.; redundant, like Heb. קוּם, Mt 2:15 9:19, Re 11:1 (v. Dalman, 23f.);
(b) to raise up, cause to appear: Ac 13:22 (cf. Jg 2:18); τέκνα, Mt 3:9; pass., to appear: Mt 11:11, Mk 13:22, al.
4. to rouse, stir up; pass., to rise against: Mt 24:7, Mk 13:8.
5. Of buildings, to raise: τ. ναόν, Jo 2:19, 20 (cf . De 16:22, Si 49:13); (cf. δι-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, συν-εγείρω, and V. Cremer, 224).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐγείρω,

Aeolic dialect infinitive ἐγέρρην [Refs 7th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ἔγειρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ἐγερῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἤγειρα, Epic dialect ἔγ- [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἐγήγερκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: pluperfect -κειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἐγερθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἠγέρθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἔγερθεν variant for{ἄγ}. in [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἐγήγερμαι variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγήγερτο [Refs 2nd c.AD+] also, in passive sense, poetry aorist ἠγρόμην (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular ἔγρετο, imperative ἔγρεο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular subjunctive ἔγρῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive ἐγρέσθαι (frequently written ἔγρεσθαι, as if from a present ἔγρομαι, compare ἔγρω)[Refs]; participle ἐγρόμενος [Refs 4th c.AD+]: intransitive perfect ἐγρήγορα (as present) [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: pluperfect ἠγρηγόρη (as imperfect) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἐγρηγόρεσαν [Refs]; 3rd.pers. singular ἐγρηγόρει [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Epic dialect perfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐγρηγόρθασι [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive ἐγρήγορθαι[Refs]

__I active, awaken, rouse, ἐ. τινὰ ἐξ ὕπνου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 rouse, stir up, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐγείρειν Ἄρηα stir the fight, [Refs], etc.; Τρωσὶν θυμὸν ἐ. (variant{ἀγεῖραι})[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐκδοχὴν πομποῦ πυρὸς ἐ. wake up the bale-fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λαμπάδας ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ οὖς ἐ. 'prick up' the ears, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__I.3 raise from the dead, νεκρούς [NT]; or from a sick-bed, [NT]
__I.4 raise, erect a building, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ναόν [NT+2nd c.AD+]:—passive, στῦλος ἐγηγερμένος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II passive, with perfect active ἐγρήγορα, wake, ἐγειρομένων ἀνθρώπων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in perfect, to be awake, ἐγρηγόρθασι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐγρήγορθε stay awake ! [Refs]wake up! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐγρήγορας ἢ καθεύδει; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, ἐγειρομένου χειμῶνος arising, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 rouse or stir oneself, be excited by passion, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, ἐγηγερμένοι ἦσαν μὴ ἀνιέναι τὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων they were encouraged to prevent the departure of the Athenians, variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III intransitive in active, arouse oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV in ἀμφὶ πυρὴν.. ἔγρετο λαός [Refs 8th c.BC+] (ἀγείρω); so in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.10.8 ☩ 1Cor.15.42 ☩ Jas.5.15 ☩ John.2.19}