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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #69 - ἀγρυπνέω

Transliteration

agrypnéō

Phonetics

ag-roop-neh'-o

Origin

ultimately from (G1) (as negative particle) and (G5258)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

2:338,195

Definition

Thayer's

to be sleepless, keep awake, watch
to be circumspect, attentive, ready

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5782 ‑ עוּר (oor); 8245 ‑ שָׁקַד (shaw‑kad');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (4)

Mark

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

NAS (7)

Mark

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

HCS (4)

Mark

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

BSB (4)

Mark

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

ESV (3)

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

WEB (3)

Luke

Ephesians

Hebrews

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀγρυπν-έω, pf. ἠγρύπνηκα Hp. Prog. 2: —

1. lie awake, pass sleepless nights, Thgn. 471, Hp.l.c., Pl. Lg. 695a, etc.; opp. καθεύδω, X. Cyr. 8.3.42; ἀγρυπνεῖν τὴν νύκτα to pass a sleepless night, Id. HG 7.2.19, Men. 113; οἱ -οῦντες sufferers from insomnia, Dsc. 4.64.

2. metaph., to be watchful, LXX Wisdom of Solomon 6:15, Mark 13:33, Ephesians 6:18; ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν Hebrews 13:17; ἐπὶ τὰ κακά LXX Daniel 9:14 : c. inf., μηθέν σε ἐνοχλήσειν PGrenf. 2.14a3.

3. c.acc., lie awake and think of, τινά PMag.Par. 1.2966.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀγρυπνέω , -ῶ

(<ἄγρυπνος , seeking sleep; <ἀγρεύω , ὕπνος ),

[in LXX chiefly for H8245;]

to be sleepless, wakeful (Theogn., Xen., al.); metaph. (LXX) = cl. ἐγρήγορα , to be watchful, vigilant: Mark 13:33, Luke 21:36, Ephesians 6:18, Hebrews 13:17.†

SYN.: γρηγορέω G1127, q.v.; νήφω , associated with γ . in 1 Peter 5:8, expressing a wariness which results from self-control, a condition of moral, not merely mental alertness (v. M, Th., I, 5:6).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Giss I. 19.7 (early ii/A.D.) συν ]εχῶς ἀγρυπνοῦσα νυκτὸς ἡ [μέρας ]. P Ryl II. 62.9 (iii/A.D.) ἀγρυπνεῖται καὶ κολάζεται. For the construction with ἐπί (as in Proverbs 8:34, Job 21:32), see the Septuagint Memorial from Adrumetum of iii/A.D., cited by Deissmann BS, p. 275, l. 6 f., ἀγρυπνο [ῦν ]τα ἐπὶ τῇ φιλίᾳ αὐτῆς κτλ. Cf. P Giss I. 67.6 (ii/A.D.) οἷς ὀφείλω ἐπιτεταγμέ [νως (l. -ταμ -) ἐπ ]αγρυπνεῖν.

[Supplemental from 1930 edition]

Add OGIS 521.6 (vi/A.D.)

List of Word Forms

αγρυπνεί αγρυπνειτε αγρυπνείτε ἀγρυπνεῖτε αγρυπνουντες αγρυπνούντες ἀγρυπνοῦντες αγρυπνουσιν αγρυπνούσιν ἀγρυπνοῦσιν αγρυπνών ηγρύπνεις ηγρύπνησα ηγρύπνησεν agrupneite agrupnountes agrupnousin agrypneite agrypneîte agrypnountes agrypnoûntes agrypnousin agrypnoûsin

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