5258. hupnos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
hupnos: Sleep

Original Word: ὕπνος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hupnos
Pronunciation: HOOP-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop'-nos)
Definition: Sleep
Meaning: sleep; fig: spiritual sleep.

Word Origin: Derived from the primary verb ὑπνέω (hypneō), meaning "to sleep."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with sleep is תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah, Strong's 8639), which also conveys a deep sleep or trance-like state.

Usage: In the New Testament, "hupnos" refers to the state of sleep, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. Literally, it describes the natural state of rest for the body. Metaphorically, it can imply spiritual lethargy or unawareness, often used to contrast with spiritual vigilance and alertness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, sleep was often associated with both physical rest and a state of vulnerability. The Greeks personified sleep as Hypnos, the god of sleep, indicating its perceived power and influence over human life. In the biblical context, sleep is sometimes used to symbolize death or a lack of spiritual awareness, drawing on the cultural understanding of sleep as a state of inactivity and unconsciousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
sleep
NASB Translation
sleep (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5258: ὕπνος

ὕπνος, ὕπνου, (i. e. συπνος, cf. Latinsopnus, somnus; Curtius, § 391), from Homer down, Hebrew שֵׁנָה, sleep: properly, Matthew 1:24; Luke 9:32; John 11:13; Acts 20:9; metaphorically, ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθῆναι (see ἐγείρω, 1), Romans 13:11.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sleep.

From an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to hupo through the idea of subsilience); sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor -- sleep.

see GREEK hupo

Forms and Transliterations
υπνοίς ύπνον ύπνος υπνου ύπνου ὕπνου υπνούντες υπνω ύπνω ὕπνῳ υπνώδης υπνών ύπνωσα υπνώσαι ύπνωσαν υπνώσας υπνώσατε ύπνωσε υπνώσει υπνώσεις ύπνωσεν υπνώσουσιν υπνώσω υπνώσωσιν hypno hypnō hýpnoi hýpnōi hypnou hýpnou upno upnō upnou
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:24 N-GMS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἐποίησεν ὡς
NAS: awoke from his sleep and did
KJV: being raised from sleep did as
INT: from the sleep did as

Luke 9:32 N-DMS
GRK: ἦσαν βεβαρημένοι ὕπνῳ διαγρηγορήσαντες δὲ
NAS: overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake,
KJV: heavy with sleep: and
INT: were heavy with sleep having awoke fully moreover

John 11:13 N-GMS
GRK: κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει
NAS: that He was speaking of literal sleep.
KJV: of taking of rest in sleep.
INT: rest of sleep he speaks

Acts 20:9 N-DMS
GRK: θυρίδος καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου
NAS: into a deep sleep; and as Paul
KJV: into a deep sleep: and as Paul
INT: window overpowered by sleep deep as talked

Acts 20:9 N-GMS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ
NAS: he was overcome by sleep and fell
KJV: with sleep, and fell down
INT: by the sleep he fell from

Romans 13:11 N-GMS
GRK: ὑμᾶς ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθῆναι νῦν
NAS: for you to awaken from sleep; for now
KJV: to awake out of sleep: for now
INT: you out of sleep should be woke now

Strong's Greek 5258
6 Occurrences


ὕπνῳ — 2 Occ.
ὕπνου — 4 Occ.

















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