ἘΠΙΚΑΘΥΠΝΩΣΩΜΕΝ, ἐπικαθυπνωσωμεν
EPIKATHYPNŌSŌMEN, epikathypnōsōmen
Sounds Like: eh-pee-kath-hoop-NOH-soh-men
Translations: we may fall asleep, we may slumber, we may become drowsy
From the root: ΥΠΝΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from three prepositions (ἐπί, κατά) and the verb ὑπνόω (to sleep). It means to fall asleep upon or over something, or to become drowsy. It implies a state of spiritual or moral lethargy, often in the context of neglecting duties or responsibilities. It can be used to describe a state of spiritual complacency or a failure to remain vigilant.
Inflection: First Person, Plural, Aorist, Subjunctive, Active
Strong’s number: G1943 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 4:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΝΟΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΝΟΥΝΤΑΣ — sleeping, those sleeping, a sleeping one
- ΥΠΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — sleeping, those sleeping, being asleep
- ΥΠΝΟΩ — to sleep, to be asleep, to fall asleep, to be dead, to die
- ΥΠΝΩΣΑ — I slept, I fell asleep
- ΥΠΝΩΣΑΙ — to sleep, to fall asleep
- ΥΠΝΩΣΑΝ — they slept, they fell asleep
- ΥΠΝΩΣΑΣ — having fallen asleep, having slept, having slumbered
- ΥΠΝΩΣΑΤΕ — sleep, fall asleep, you slept, you fell asleep, you have slept
- ΥΠΝΩΣΕΙ — will sleep, will fall asleep
- ΥΠΝΩΣΕΙΣ — you will sleep, you will slumber
- ΥΠΝΩΣΕΝ — he slept, it slept, she slept
- ΥΠΝΩΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will sleep, they will slumber
- ΥΠΝΩΣΩ — I will sleep, I will slumber
- ΥΠΝΩΣΩΣΙΝ — sleep, fall asleep, slumber
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