Strong's Lexicon
G879
G879 — ἀφυπνόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G879 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀφυπνόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G575 and G5258 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aphupnoo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | af-oop-noh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to become awake 2. (by implication) to drop (off) in slumber |
| KJV Renderings: | fall asleep |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀφυπνόω, ἀφύπνω: 1 aorist ἀφυπνωσα; (ὑπνόω to put to sleep, to sleep);
a. to awaken from sleep (Anthol. Pal. 9, 517, 5).
b. to fall asleep, to fall off to sleep: Luk 8:23; for this the ancient Greeks used καθυπνόω; see Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 224. (Hermas, vis. 1, 1 [ET].)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀφυπνόω (fall asleep)
Luke 8:23
- KJV: But as they sailed he fell asleep and there came down a storm of wind on the lake and they were filled and were in jeopardy
- GK: πλεόντων δε αυτών αφύπνωσε και κατέβη λαίλαψ ανέμου εις την λίμνην και συνεπληρούντο και εκινδύνευον