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

Acts 20:9

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.

Matthew 1:24

When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.

John 11:13

They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.

Luke 9:32

Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

Romans 13:11

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).

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