STRONGS G879:
ἀφυπνόω,
-ῶ: 1 aorist
ἀφύπνωσα; (
ὑπνόω to put to sleep, to sleep);
a. to awaken from sleep (Anthol. Pal. 9, 517, 5).
b. to fall asleep, to fall off to sleep:
Luke 8:23; for this the ancient Greeks used
καθυπνόω; see
Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 224. [Hermas, vis. 1, 1.]
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