What does ἐκνήφω (eknḗphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκνήφω (eknḗphō): Metaphorical awakening from spiritual drunkenness or mental stupor to moral clarity and right thinking
Greek · G1594
ἐκνήφω
(Figuratively) to rouse (oneself) out of stupor
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ἐκνήφω G1594
Pronunciation eknḗphō
What does ἐκνήφω (eknḗphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκνήφω (eknḗphō): Metaphorical awakening from spiritual drunkenness or mental stupor to moral clarity and right thinking
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1594?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Sober up (1).
Where does ἐκνήφω (eknḗphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 15:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Sober up 1× 1 Corinthians 15:34
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 15:34
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐκνήψατε 1x eknēpsate 1 Corinthians 15:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 15:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Metaphorical awakening from spiritual drunkenness or mental stupor to moral clarity and right thinking
Strong's G1594
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 15:29-34 Source Gloss
(figuratively) to rouse (oneself) out of stupor
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Metaphorical awakening from spiritual drunkenness or mental stupor to moral clarity and right thinking
to become sober after drunkenness: metaphorically, of sobriety of mind, 1Co.15:34.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 15:34 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκνήψατε eknhyate
I return to soberness of mind
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 15:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
imperative 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
To rouse oneself from spiritual stupor and return to moral sobriety
Word Origins
ἐκνήφω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain