G879
G879 — ἀφυπνόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
aphupnoo (af-oop-noh'-o) v.
1. (properly) to become awake
2. (by implication) to drop (off) in slumber
[from a compound of G575 and G5258]
KJV: fall asleep
Root(s): G575, G5258
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
fall asleep
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