Greek Word Study
ὕπνος
hýpnos
G5258
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G5258
KJV Translations
sleep
Derivation / Root
from an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to G5259 (ὑπό) through the idea of subsilience);
Definition of hýpnos
ὕπνος (hýpnos) — sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor
Word Origin
This word comes from an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to G5259 (ὑπό) through the idea of subsilience); See the root word: G5259 (ὑπό).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from ὕπνος.
ὑπό
hypó
G5259
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
ἀγρυπνέω
agrypnéō
G69
to be sleepless, i.e. keep awake
ἀφυπνόω
aphypnóō
G879
properly, to become awake, i.e. (by implication) to drop (off) in slumber
ἐνύπνιον
enýpnion
G1798
something seen in sleep, i.e. a dream (vision in a dream)
ἔξυπνος
éxypnos
G1853
awake
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