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Lexicon :: Strong's G69 - agrypneō

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ἀγρυπνέω
Transliteration
agrypneō (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-roop-neh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Ultimately from ἄλφα (G1) (as negative particle) and ὕπνος (G5258)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:338,195

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγρυπνέω agrypnéō, ag-roop-neh'-o; ultimately from G1 (as negative particle) and G5258; to be sleepless, i.e. keep awake:—watch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G69 in the following manner: watch (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G69 in the following manner: watch (4x).

  1. to be sleepless, keep awake, watch

  2. to be circumspect, attentive, ready

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγρυπνέω agrypnéō, ag-roop-neh'-o; ultimately from G1 (as negative particle) and G5258; to be sleepless, i.e. keep awake:—watch.
STRONGS G69:
ἀγρυπνέω, -ῶ; (ἄγρυπνος equiv. to ἄϋπνος); to be sleepless, keep awake, watch (equivalent to γρηγορέω [see below]); [from Theognis down]; tropically, to be circumspect, attentive, ready: Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; εἴς τι, to be intent upon a thing, Ephesians 6:18; ὑπέρ τινος, to exercise constant vigilance over something (an image drawn from shepherds), Hebrews 13:17. [Synonyms: ἀγρυπνεῖν, γρηγορεῖν, νήφειν: "ἀγρυπνεῖν may be taken to express simply... absence of sleep, and, pointedly, the absence of it when due to nature, and thence a wakeful frame of mind as opposed to listlessness; while γρηγορεῖν (the offspring of ἐγρήγορα) represents a waking state as the effect of some arousing effort... i. e. a more stirring image than the former. The group of synonyms is completed by νήφειν, which signifies a state untouched by any slumberous or beclouding influences, and thence, one that is guarded against advances of drowsiness or bewilderment. Thus it becomes a term for wariness (cf. νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασ’ ἀπιστειν) against spiritual dangers and beguilements, 1 Peter 5:8, etc." Green, Critical Notes on the N. T. (note on Mark 13:33f).]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
13:33; 13:33
Luke
21:36
Ephesians
6:18
Hebrews
13:17
1 Peter
5:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G69 matches the Greek ἀγρυπνέω (agrypneō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:21 - Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:29 - “Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:32 - Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:7 - I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - The Shulamite
I sleep, but my heart is awake;
It is the voice of my beloved!
He knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister, my love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My locks with the drops of the night.”
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