ἘΠΑΓΡΥΠΝΗΣΙΣ, ἐπαγρυπνησις
EPAGRYPNĒSIS, epagrypnēsis
Sounds Like: ep-ag-roop-NEE-sis
Translations: sleeplessness, a sleeplessness, watchfulness, a watchfulness, vigilance, a vigilance
From the root: ΕΠΑΓΡΥΠΝΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being sleepless, watchful, or vigilant. It denotes a continuous and active state of wakefulness, often implying a diligent or careful observation. It is typically used to describe someone who is not sleeping, either due to necessity, anxiety, or a deliberate act of watching over something or someone.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1803 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:167
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΑΓΡΥΠΝΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΕΠΑΓΡΥΠΝΗΣΙΣ — watchfulness, vigilance, sleeplessness
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