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ἀφυπνόω

To fall sleep

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ἀφυπνόω G879
Pronunciation aphypnóō

What does ἀφυπνόω (aphypnóō) mean in the Bible?

ἀφυπνόω (aphypnóō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall sleep". ἀφ-υπιόω, -ῶ (ὑπνόω, to put to sleep), [in Al.

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Meaning

to fall sleep
Extended definition

(ὑπνόω, to put to sleep), [in Al.: Gen.28:11 * ;]

1to awake from sleep (Anth.).
2= cl. καθυπνόω (MM, see word), to fall asleep: Luk.8:23.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 8:23 1×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:23 ἀφύπνωσεν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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