Awake

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Ἐγείρω (Strong'S #1453 — Verb — egeiro — eg-i'-ro )

is used, (a) in the Active Voice, of "arousing a person from sleep;" in  Matthew 8:25 of the act of the disciples in awaking the Lord; in   Acts 12:7 , of the awaking of Peter, RV, "awake him;" (b) in the Passive Voice, with a Middle significance, of the virgins, in "arousing themselves" from their slumber,  Matthew 25:7; in  Romans 13:11;  Ephesians 5:14 , metaphorically, "of awaking from a state of moral sloth." See Arise , Lift , Raise , REAR, Rise , Stand , Take.

2: Διεγείρω (Strong'S #1326 — Verb — diegeiro — dee-eg-i'-ro )

is used of "awaking from natural sleep,"  Matthew 1:24;  Mark 4:38; of the act of the disciples in "awaking" the Lord,  Luke 8:24 (cp. egeiro, in   Matthew 8:25 ); metaphorically, "of arousing the mind,"  2—Peter 1:13;  3:1 . See Arise , Raise , Stir Up.

3: Ἐκνήφω (Strong'S #1594 — Verb — eknepho — ek-nay'-fo )

primarily, "to return to one's sense from drunkenness to become sober," is so used in the Sept., e.g.,  Genesis 9:24; metaphorically, in  Joel 1:5;  Habakkuk 2:7; lit., in  Habakkuk 2:19 , of the words of an idolater to an image; in the NT in  1—Corinthians 15:34 , "Awake up righteously and sin not" (RV), suggesting a return to soberness of mind from the stupor consequent upon the influence of evil doctrine.

4: Ἐξυπνίζω (Strong'S #1852 — Verb — exupnizo — ex-oop-nid'-zo )

from ek, "out of," and hupnos, "sleep," "to rouse a person out of sleep," is used metaphorically, in  John 11:11 .

5: Διαγρηγορέω (Strong'S #1235 — Verb — diagregoreo — dee-ag-ray-gor-eh'-o )

dia, intensive, gregoreo, "to watch," is used in  Luke 9:32 , RV, "were fully awake." AV "were awake".

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

 Psalm 44:23 (b) David speaks to GOD as though He were not listening and indicates that he would like to ask GOD to wake up and listen to the call of his heart. David was on very intimate terms with GOD, and sometimes asked GOD to wake up, sometimes to "listen," sometimes to bow down His ear, and sometimes to talk to him.

 Isaiah 52:1 (b) Here there is a call to the people of earth to wake up from their slumber of indifference, and to realize the wonderful gift of the garments of salvation which are offered to them. This applies particularly to Israel.

 Zechariah 13:7 (a) Here there is a call to GOD as though the sword of GOD, which is His wrath, were sleeping. The Lord calls on this sword to rouse itself, waken from sleep, and pierce the heart of the Lord Jesus thus making Him the Saviour of men. The death of Christ on the Cross was planned by GOD Himself. CHRIST bore the sword of GOD's wrath so that we might go free and be saved from wrath through Him.

 Romans 13:11 (a) The Lord's people are represented as not being active and earnest in their work and as though they were asleep in the battlefield. GOD asks His people to awaken from their slumber and to prepare for His coming.

 Ephesians 5:14 (a) In this passage the people of GOD have become so like the unsaved around them, who are dead in their sins, and unresponsive to GOD, that the Lord says His people are asleep and just as indifferent as the ungodly. It is a call to the Christian to become wide awake, alert and watchful in the service of the Master.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words

‛Ůr ( עוּר , 5782), “to awake, stir up, rouse oneself, rouse.” This word is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew, as well as in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs approximately 80 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. Its first use in the Old Testament has the sense of “rousing” someone to action: “Awake, awake, Deborah” (Judg. 5:12). This same meaning is reflected in Ps. 7:6, where it is used in parallelism with “arise”: “Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, … awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.” The RSV translates this passage: “… Awake, O my God; thou hast appointed a judgment.” This probably is more in harmony with the total parallelism involved (arise/awake, Lord/God) than the KJ version. Also, the RSV’S change from “for me” to “O my God” involves only a very slight change of one vowel in the word. (Remember that Hebrew vowels were not part of the alphabet. They were added after the consonantal text was written down.)

‛Ůr commonly signifies awakening out of ordinary sleep (Zech. 4:1) or out of the sleep of death (Job 14:12). In Job 31:29, it expresses the idea of “being excited” or “stirred up”: “If I … lifted up myself when evil found him.…” This verb is found several times in the Song of Solomon, for instance, in contrast with sleep  : “I sleep, but my heart waketh …” (5:2). It is found three times in an identical phrase: “… that you stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please” (Song of Sol. 2:7; 3:5; 8:4).

King James Dictionary

AWA'KE, pret. awoke, awaked pp. awaked. The L. vigilo seems to be formed on this root. See Wake.

1. To rouse from asleep.

I go that I may awake him out of sleep.  John 11 .

2. To excite from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity or inaction to put into action, or new life as, to awake the dead to awake the dormant faculties.

AWA'KE,

1. To cease to sleep to come from a state of natural sleep.

Jacob awaked out of sleep.  Genesis 28 .

2. To bestir, revive or rouse from a state of inaction to be invigorated with new life as, the mind awakes from its stupidity.

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd.  Zechariah 13 .

3. To rouse from spiritual sleep.

Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.  Ephesians 5 .

Awake to righteousness.  1 Corinthians 15 .

4. To rise from the dead.  Job 14 .

AWA'KE, a. Not sleeping in a state of vigilance or action.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

In scriptural language, this word is very frequently used to denote a spiritual recovery from death and deadness of sin. Hence, the apostle saith, ( Ephesians 5:14) "Awake, thou that and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." Hence, the church saith,"I sleep, but my heart waketh." ( Song of Song of Solomon 5:2) Heace, the state my the unregenerate, who are never awakened, are described by the prophet under the image of a perpetual sleep. ( Jeremiah 51:57) Sometimes, the Lord himself is called upon by the church, under the image of awakening, to come to her deliverance, "Awake, awake, O arm of the Lord," etc. ( Isaiah 51:9) And the church, in like manner, is called upon by the Lord,  Isaiah 51:17; Isa 52:1.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

(2): (v. t.) To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.

(3): (a.) Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.

(4): (v. i.) To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a - wāk ´ יקץ , yāḳac , "to waken"; עוּר , ‛ūr , "to rouse up" from sleep; ἐγείρω , egeı́rō , "to arouse from sleep"): The ordinary terms for awaking from natural slumber: as of Jacob at Bethel ( Genesis 28:16 ); of Solomon at Gibeon ( 1 Kings 3:15 ); of Jesus in the storm-tossed boat ( Luke 8:24 ). Used figure with striking effect of awaking from mental, moral and spiritual sleep: as when Deborah calls upon herself to awake to the fervor and eloquence of poetry ( Judges 5:12 ); of Zion's awaking to moral vigor and beauty ( Isaiah 52:1 ); of waking from spiritual death ( Ephesians 5:14 ); from the grave in resurrection ( Daniel 12:2 ). Poetically used of the rising north wind ( Song of Solomon 4:16 ); of music ( Psalm 108:2 ); of the sword in battle ( Zechariah 13:7 ); of a lover's affection ( Song of Solomon 2:7 ); of God Himself responding to prayer ( Psalm 59:4 ). Also used of moral awaking, as from drunkenness: ἐκνήφω , eknḗphō , "to become sober" (compare  Joel 1:5 ).