Strong's Greek · G5258
ὕπνος
hýpnos
sleep
Definition
sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor
Derivation
from an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to G5259 (ὑπό) through the idea of subsilience);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.”
“When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.”
“They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.”
“Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.”
“And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).