ὕπνος hýpnos
Meaning
sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor
In the King James Version: sleep
Derivation: from an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to G5259 (ὑπό) through the idea of subsilience);
Where it is used
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
- Luke 9:32 Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
- John 11:13 They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
- Acts 20:9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
- Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.