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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ἐκνήφωG1594
Pronunciationeknḗphō
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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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 ItSober up1×1 Corinthians 15:34
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First aligned row1 Corinthians 15:34
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἐκνήψατε1xeknēpsate1 Corinthians 15:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1x1 Corinthians 15:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Metaphorical awakening from spiritual drunkenness or mental stupor to moral clarity and right thinking
Strong'sG1594
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 15:29-34Source Gloss
(figuratively) to rouse (oneself) out of stupor
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 15:34Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκνήψατεeknhyate
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.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist Active1 Cor 15:341×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
imperative1
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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: