ΑΦΥΠΝΟΩ, αφυπνοω
APHYPNOŌ, aphypnoō
Sounds Like: af-hoop-NOH-oh
Translations: to fall asleep, to sleep soundly, to be fast asleep
From the root: ΑΦΥΠΝΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to fall into a deep sleep or to be fast asleep. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'από' (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb 'υπνόω' (HYPNOO), meaning 'to sleep'. The prefix 'από' intensifies the action of sleeping, suggesting a complete or profound sleep. It describes the state of being completely overcome by sleep.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0863 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΥΠΝΟΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΦΥΠΝΩΣΕΝ — fell asleep, slept soundly
- ΑΦΥΠΝΩΣΑ — I fell asleep, I slept soundly, I awoke, I was awakened
- ΑΦΥΠΝΩΣΕΝ — fell asleep, slept soundly, became drowsy
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