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To spend the night

διανυκτερεύωStrong’s G1273

dianuktereuō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Dianuktereuō is the Greek word usually translated “spending the night”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”
Luke 6:12 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • spending the night 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

    διανυκτερεύω dianuktereuō · to spend the night

    δια-νυκτερεύω (cf. διημερεύω, to pass the day) [in LXX: Job.2:9 * ;] to pass the night: before ἐν τ. προσευχῆ, Luk.6:12.† (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.