Sleeplessness
ἀγρυπνίαStrong’s G0070agrupnia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agrupnia is the Greek word usually translated “watchings”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;”
Meaning
Usually translated “watchings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- watchings 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀγρυπνία agrupnia · sleeplessness
ἀγρυπνία, -ας, ἡ (see supr.), [in LXX: Si .9, 2Ma.2:26 * ;] sleeplessness, watching: 2Co.6:5 11:27. (Plat., Hdt.; for exx. in π., see MM, VGT, see word) † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sleeplessness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLEE'PLESSNESS, noun
Want or destitution of 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.