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To fall sleep

ἀφυπνόωStrong’s G0879

aphupnoō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Aphupnoō is the Greek word usually translated “fell asleep”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.”
Luke 8:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “fell asleep”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he fell asleep 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀφυπνόω aphupnoō · to fall sleep

    ἀφ-υπιόω, -ῶ (ὑπνόω, to put to sleep), [in Al.: Gen.28:11 * ;] 1. to awake from sleep (Anth.). 2. = cl. καθυπνόω (MM, see word), to fall asleep: Luk.8:23.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.