Sleep
ὕπνοςStrong’s G5258hupnos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupnos is the Greek word usually translated “sleep”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:”
Meaning
Usually translated “sleep”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sleep 3
- with sleep 1
- of sleep 1
- by sleep 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 9:32But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
- John 11:13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
- Acts 20:9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
- Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Greek dictionary
ὕπνος hupnos · sleep
ὕπνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for שֵׁנָה, חֲלוֹם, etc. ;] sleep: Mat.1:24, Luk.9:32, Jhn.11:13, Act.20:9; metaphorically, Rom.13:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sleep” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLEEP, verb intransitive
preterit tense and participle passive slept.
- To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind.
- To rest; to be unemployed; to be inactive or motionless; as, the sword sleeps in its sheath.
- To rest; to lie or be still; not to be noticed or agitated.
- To live thoughtlessly.
All definitions and other forms of “sleep”
- To be dead; to rest in the grave for a time.
- To be careless, inattentive or unconcerned; not be vigilant.
SLEEP, noun
That state of an animal in which the voluntary exertion of his mental and corporeal powers is suspended, and he rests unconscious of what passes around him, and not affected by the ordinary impressions of external objects. sleep is generally attended with a relaxation of the muscles, but the involuntary motions, as respiration and the circulation of the blood, are continued. The mind is often very active in sleep; but its powers not being under the control of reason, its exercises are very irregular. sleep is the natural rest or repose intended by the Creator to restore the powers of the body and mind, when exhausted or fatigued.
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.