from the dead
prep_phraseEtymology 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.
1
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
2
Figuratively from obsolescence or failure
- 2017 November 11, Investment Group Plans to Bring World Airways Back From the Dead, Skift
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see from, dead.