Word study · Greek
agrypneō
to stay awake, to be alert
Say it: ag-roop-NEH-oh (approximate)
ἀγρυπνέω
What it means
To lose sleep, to be wakeful, and so to watch. Jesus ends his teaching with "Watch at all times, praying" (21:36). Mark 13:33 and Ephesians 6:18 use the same word.
Range of meaning
- Stay awakeKeep from sleeping.
- Be alertBe watchful.
In Luke
- Chapter 21
"Watch at all times, praying" (21:36).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0069 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources