This verb means to return to life or revive. In Luke 15:24, the father celebrates the prodigal's return: "this son of mine was dead and ἀνέζησεν—has come alive again." Romans 7:9 uses it metaphorically: Paul says he was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin ἀνέζησεν—sprang to life—and he died. Luke uses it literally for restoration to life (though metaphorically applied to the son's spiritual state), while Paul employs it figuratively for sin's activation. Both involve movement from death or dormancy to active life.