noun · masculine
hupnos
Greekὕπνος (hupnos)
Strong’sG5258
sleep
stem hupn-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὕπνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for שֵׁנָה, חֲלוֹם, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5258 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop'-nos
sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor
Fromfrom an obsolete primary (perhaps akin to G5259 through the idea of subsilience);
King Jamessleep.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hupnos | hupnois |
| object accusative | hupnon | hupnoin |
| direct address vocative | hupnor | hupnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupnou4×ὕπνου | hupnoiu |
| to, for dative | hupno2×ὕπνῳ | hupnoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hupno 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupnou“sleep”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 1:24“sleep”egeiriratos de tos Iōsēf apo tou hupnou poiata hōs prostassata auto tos angelos kuriou kai paralambata tan gunaikan autou;When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
John 11:13“sleep”legatelē de tos Iēsus peri tou thanatou autou. ekeinois de dokala hoti peri tau koimēsiau tou hupnou legatō.They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
Acts 20:9“sleep”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.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“sleep”Kai houtem oidarētois ton kairon, hoti hōras ēdē vin ek hupnou egeirira, nun gar enguteron nu tas sōtērēas ē hote pisteuana.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.
hupno“sleep”to, fordative singular2×
Luke 9:32“sleep”tos de Petros kai tois sun auto ale barirētois hupno; diagrēgoraratois de horala tan doxan autou kai toin duo anēroin toin sunistanarētoin auto.Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
Acts 20:9“sleep”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.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.