Greek · G916, G5258

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 phrase meaning "weighed down with sleep".

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Questions this entry answers

What does βαρέω · ὕπνος mean in the Bible?

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

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G916, G5258?

G916, G5258 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. weighed down with sleep

Strong's G916, G5258

Lexical occurrences 6 verses Word forms 4 forms 6 references

Source Gloss

weighed down with sleep

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 4 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Perfect, Aorist, Present Voices Passive

Tenses

Perfect Aorist Present

Voices

Passive

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×

Perfect Passive Matt 26:43 · Luke 9:32 2×

Present Passive 2 Cor 5:4 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×

Aorist Passive Luke 21:34 1×

Indicative states a fact or reality 1×

Aorist Passive 2 Cor 1:8 1×

Imperative command or strong request 1×

Present Passive 1 Tim 5:16 1×

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

NT Occurrences

2 Corinthians 1:8 ἐβαρήθημεν aorist passive indicative completed 2 Corinthians 5:4 βαρούμενοι present passive participle participle 1 Timothy 5:16 βαρείσθω present passive imperative imperative

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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