Greek · G916, G5258 · unreviewed

βεβαρημένοι ὕπνῳ

To weigh down (figuratively) · sleep

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βαρέω G916 to weigh down (figuratively)
Pronunciation baréō
To be weighed down by burden, exhaustion, or grief; oppression of spirit rather than mere physical heaviness.
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ὕπνος G5258 sleep
Pronunciation hýpnos
Natural sleep or metaphorical spiritual torpor; contrast with waking awareness or vigilance.
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What does βεβαρημένοι ὕπνῳ (bebarēmenoi hypnō) mean in the Bible?

βαρέω · ὕπνος is a Greek word meaning "weighed down with sleep".

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Meaning

weighed down with sleep
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Perfect Aorist Present
Voices
Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Perfect Passive Matt 26:43 · Luke 9:32
Present Passive 2 Cor 5:4
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Aorist Passive Luke 21:34
Indicative states a fact or reality
Aorist Passive 2 Cor 1:8
Imperative command or strong request
Present Passive 1 Tim 5:16
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 imperative 1 participle 1
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3
Mood
imperative 1 indicative 1 participle 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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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