What does νυστάζω · καθεύδω mean in the Bible?
νυστάζω · καθεύδω is a Greek phrase meaning "became drowsy and slept".
Greek · G3573, G2518
ἐνύσταξαν / ἐκάθευδον
To doze · to sleep
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νυστάζωG3573to doze
Pronunciationnystázō
Drowsy nodding off; metaphorically, the unstoppable progress of judgment or destruction.
Open lexicon entry →καθεύδωG2518to sleep
Pronunciationkatheúdō
Sleep as metaphor for death or spiritual insensibility, not mere physical rest
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐνύσταξαν / ἐκάθευδον (enystaxan / ekatheudon) mean in the Bible?
νυστάζω · καθεύδω is a Greek phrase meaning "became drowsy and slept".
Full entry for ἐνύσταξαν / ἐκάθευδον (G3573, G2518) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3573, G2518?
G3573, G2518 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. became drowsy and slept
Source Gloss
became drowsy and slept
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 25:51×
Present Active2 Pet 2:31×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present19imperfect2
Voice
active21
Mood
indicative10participle8subjunctive2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:24ἐκάθευδενimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 9:24καθεύδειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:25καθεύδεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 25:5ἐκάθευδονimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 26:40καθεύδονταςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 26:43καθεύδονταςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 26:45Καθεύδετεpresent active indicativeongoingMark 4:38καθεύδωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 5:39καθεύδειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 13:36καθεύδονταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 14:37καθεύδονταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 14:37καθεύδειςpresent active indicativeongoingMark 14:40καθεύδονταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 14:41Καθεύδετεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 8:52καθεύδειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 22:46καθεύδετεpresent active indicativeongoingEphesians 5:14καθεύδωνpresent active participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 5:10καθεύδωμενpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Thessalonians 5:6καθεύδωμενpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Thessalonians 5:7καθεύδοντεςpresent active participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 5:7καθεύδουσινpresent active indicativeongoing
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)
Word Origins
ἐνύσταξαν / ἐκάθευδον is built from this root: