ἀγρυπνέω
agrypneō · keep alert
Greek word · Strong’s number G69 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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agrypneō (ἀγρυπνέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “keep alert”.
Stay awake, keep alert.
How to say it
a·gryp·ne·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Not fall asleep, be alert.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- stay awake ×2
- keep watch ×1
- keeping alert ×1
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Where it appears
- Mark 13:33
Watch out, stay awake; for you do not know when the time is.
- Luke 21:36
But stay awake at every time, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Ephesians 6:18
through every prayer and petition, praying at every time in the Spirit, and to this end keeping alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
- Hebrews 13:17
Heed your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they may do this with joy and not groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.