Strong G879ἀφυπνόω
to fall sleep
- Transliteration
- aphupnoō
- Pronunciation
- af-oop-no'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀφ-υπιόω, -ῶ
(ὑπνόω, to put to sleep), [in Al.: Gen.28:11 *;]
1. to awake from sleep (Anth.).
2. = cl. καθυπνόω (MM, see word), to fall asleep: Luk.8:23.†
(AS)
(ὑπνόω, to put to sleep), [in Al.: Gen.28:11 *;]
1. to awake from sleep (Anth.).
2. = cl. καθυπνόω (MM, see word), to fall asleep: Luk.8:23.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G879 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fall1
First verses
- Luke 8:23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀφυπν-όω,
awake from sleep, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 9.517 (Antip. Thess.), 1st-2nd c.AD: Antonius Diogenes Scriptor Eroticus 9.)]
II fall asleep, [NT+7th c.AD+ (NT.Luke.8.23, 7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 1.98)]:—middle, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 9.12 (variant{ὑφυπν-}).)]
awake from sleep, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 9.517 (Antip. Thess.), 1st-2nd c.AD: Antonius Diogenes Scriptor Eroticus 9.)]
II fall asleep, [NT+7th c.AD+ (NT.Luke.8.23, 7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 1.98)]:—middle, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 9.12 (variant{ὑφυπν-}).)]