ΥΠΝΩΣΣΟΝΤΩΝ, υπνωσσοντων
YPNŌSSONTŌN, ypnōssontōn
Sounds Like: hoop-NO-son-tone
Translations: of sleeping, of slumbering, of being asleep
From the root: ΥΠΝΩΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'hypnōsso', meaning 'to sleep' or 'to slumber'. It describes someone who is in the state of sleeping or being asleep. It is used to indicate an action or state that is ongoing or continuous.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5259 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:105
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΝΩΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΝΩΣΟΜΕΝΗΝ — about to sleep, going to sleep, destined to sleep
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