Strong's Lexicon
hupnos: Sleep
Original Word:ὕπνος
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:hupnos
Pronunciation:HOOP-nos
Phonetic Spelling:(hoop'-nos)
Definition:Sleep
Meaning:sleep; fig: spiritual sleep.
Word Origin:Derived from the primary verb ὑπνέω (hypneō), meaning "to sleep."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with sleep is תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah, Strong's 8639), which also conveys a deep sleep or trance-like state.
Usage:In the New Testament, "hupnos" refers to the state of sleep, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. Literally, it describes the natural state of rest for the body. Metaphorically, it can imply spiritual lethargy or unawareness, often used to contrast with spiritual vigilance and alertness.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek culture, sleep was often associated with both physical rest and a state of vulnerability. The Greeks personified sleep as Hypnos, the god of sleep, indicating its perceived power and influence over human life. In the biblical context, sleep is sometimes used to symbolize death or a lack of spiritual awareness, drawing on the cultural understanding of sleep as a state of inactivity and unconsciousness.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. word
Definitionsleep
NASB Translationsleep (6).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5258: ὕπνοςὕπνος,
ὕπνου,
ὁ (i. e.
συπνος, cf. Latin
sopnus, somnus;
Curtius, § 391), from
Homer down, Hebrew
שֵׁנָה,
sleep: properly,
Matthew 1:24;
Luke 9:32;
John 11:13;
Acts 20:9; metaphorically,
ἐξὕπνουἐγερθῆναι (see
ἐγείρω, 1),
Romans 13:11.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sleep.From an obsolete primary (perhaps akin tohupo through the idea of subsilience); sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor -- sleep.
see GREEKhupo
Forms and Transliterations
υπνοίς ύπνον ύπνος υπνου ύπνου ὕπνου υπνούντες υπνω ύπνω ὕπνῳ υπνώδης υπνών ύπνωσα υπνώσαι ύπνωσαν υπνώσας υπνώσατε ύπνωσε υπνώσει υπνώσεις ύπνωσεν υπνώσουσιν υπνώσω υπνώσωσιν hypno hypnō hýpnoi hýpnōi hypnou hýpnou upno upnō upnouLinks
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