Icelandic

Noun

upprisa f ‎(genitive singular upprisu, nominative plural upprisur)

1. a resurrection
2. (often with a definite article, Christianity) the resurrection of Jesus Christ
3. (often with a definite article, Christianity) A self-referential term for Jesus Christ
   • John 11:25

     Jesús mælti: „Ég er upprisan og lífið. Sá sem trúir á mig, mun lifa, þótt hann deyi. Og hver sem lifir og trúir á mig, mun aldrei að eilífu deyja. Trúir þú þessu?“

     Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"