Be watchful
ἀγρυπνέωStrong’s G0069agrupneō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agrupneō is the Greek word usually translated “do watch”, “watching” and “watch”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do watch”, “watching” and “watch”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do watch 2
- watching 1
- watch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Ephesians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
- Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Hebrews 13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Greek dictionary
ἀγρυπνέω agrupneō · be watchful
ἀγρυπνέω, -ῶ (ἄγρυπνος, seeking sleep ; ἀγρεύω, ὕπνος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁקד ;] to be sleepless, wakeful (Theogn., Xen., al.); metaphorically (LXX) = cl. ἐγρήγορα, to be watchful, vigilant: Mrk.13:33, Luk.21:36, Eph.6:18, Heb.13:17.† SYN.: γρηγορέω, which see; νήφω, associated with γ. in 1Pe.5:8, expressing a wariness which results from self-control, a condition of moral, not merely mental alertness (see M, Th., I, 5:6). (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “watching” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WATCHING, participle present
tense Being awake; guarding; attending the sick; carefully observing.
All definitions and other forms of “watching”
WATCHING, noun
Wakefulness; inability to sleep.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.