from the dead
English
Etymology
A translation of Ancient Greek ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν (ek tôn nekrôn) or ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν (apò tôn nekrôn, “from among those who are dead”), a phrase in the New Testament, used for instance in the King James Version. See rise from the dead.
Prepositional phrase
- from being dead, from death
- 1987 June 27, Oral Roberts Tells Conference He Has Raised People From the Dead, New York Times
- 2005 October 7, Back from the Dead, This American Life
- 2016 July 28, How Scientists Are Bringing People Back From The Dead, Popular Science
- 2017 July 24, Can you bring a language back from the dead?, Irish Times
- (figuratively) from obsolescence or failure
- 2017 November 11, Investment Group Plans to Bring World Airways Back From the Dead, Skift
- 2017 November 26, 'Coco' helps bring the box office back from the dead, Los Angeles Times
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see from, dead.
Usage notes
Common collocations: rise from the dead, raise from the dead, bring back from the dead, come back from the dead.