verb
agrupnamō
Strong’sG69
I am awake
stem agrupn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀγρυπνέω, -ῶ
(< ἄγρυπνος, seeking sleep; < ἀγρεύω, ὕπνος),
[in LXX chiefly for שׁקד;]
SYN.: γρηγορέω, q.v.; νήφω, associated with γ. in I Pe 5:8, expressing a wariness which results from self-control, a condition of moral, not merely mental alertness (v. M, Th., I, 5:6).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G69 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect ἠγρύπνηκαRefs 5th c.BC+:—lie awake, pass sleepless nights, Refs 6th c.BC+; opposed to καθεύδω, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀγρυπνεῖν τὴν νύκτα to pass a sleepless night, Refs 4th c.BC+; οἱ -οῦντες sufferers from insomnia, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 metaphorically, to be watchful, LXX+NT: with infinitive, μηθέν σε ἐνοχλήσεινRefs
3 with accusative, lie awake and think of, τινάRefs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| agrupnalōἀγρυπνοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | keep watch | 1× |
| agrupnavōrἀγρυπνεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | alert | 2× |
| agrupnarōntoisἀγρυπνοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | alert | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agrupnamō | agrupname | agrupnami | agrupnama | agrupnamē | agrupnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agrupnasō | agrupnase | agrupnasi | agrupnasa | agrupnasē | agrupnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agrupnatō | agrupnate | agrupnati | agrupnata | agrupnatē | agrupnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | agrupnanō | agrupnane | agrupnani | agrupnana | agrupnanē | agrupnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agrupnavō | agrupnave | agrupnavi | agrupnava | agrupnavē | agrupnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agrupnalō1×ἀγρυπνοῦσιν | agrupnale | agrupnali | agrupnala | agrupnalē | agrupnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agrupnameiō | agrupnameia | agrupnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agrupnaseiō | agrupnaseia | agrupnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agrupnateiō | agrupnateia | agrupnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | agrupnaneiō | agrupnaneia | agrupnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agrupnaveiō | agrupnaveia | agrupnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agrupnaleiō | agrupnaleia | agrupnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agrupnasōr | agrupnasar | agrupnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agrupnatōr | agrupnatar | agrupnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agrupnavōr2×ἀγρυπνεῖτε | agrupnavar | agrupnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agrupnalōr | agrupnalar | agrupnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agrupnamoiō | agrupnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agrupnasoiō | agrupnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agrupnatoiō | agrupnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | agrupnanoiō | agrupnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agrupnavoiō | agrupnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agrupnaloiō | agrupnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agrupnarō | agrupnari | agrupnara | agrupnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agrupnarōntos1× | agrupnarintos | agrupnarantos | agrupnarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
agrupn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
agrupnalō“keep watch”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 13:17“keep watch”… hēgorōntoi vu kai hupeikavōr, autois gar agrupnalō huper taiu psuchaiu vu hōs logon …Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this …
agrupnavōr“alert”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Mark 13:33blepavōr agrupnavōr, ouk oidavē gar pote tos kairos …Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when …
Luke 21:36“alert”agrupnavōr de en panto kairo dorōntois hina …… keep watch at all times, and pray that you may …
agrupnarōntois“alert”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 6:18… kairo en pneume, kai eis autem agrupnarōntois en panta proskarterēsia kai deēsia peri …… and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers …