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Lexicon :: Strong's G879 - aphypnoō

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ἀφυπνόω
Transliteration
aphypnoō (Key)
Pronunciation
af-oop-no'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἀπό (G575) and ὕπνος (G5258)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:545,1233

Strong’s Definitions

ἀφυπνόω aphypnóō, af-oop-no'-o; from a compound of G575 and G5258; properly, to become awake, i.e. (by implication) to drop (off) in slumber:—fall asleep.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G879 in the following manner: fall asleep (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G879 in the following manner: fall asleep (1x).

  1. to awaken from sleep

  2. to fall asleep, to fall off to sleep

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀφυπνόω aphypnóō, af-oop-no'-o; from a compound of G575 and G5258; properly, to become awake, i.e. (by implication) to drop (off) in slumber:—fall asleep.
STRONGS G879:
ἀφυπνόω, -ῶ: 1 aorist ἀφύπνωσα; (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: Luke 8:23; for this the ancient Greeks used καθυπνόω; see Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 224. [Hermas, vis. 1, 1.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
8:23

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Strong's Number G879 matches the Greek ἀφυπνόω (aphypnoō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - But as they were sailing along, He fell G879 asleep G879, and a windstorm descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and in danger.
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