"to be awake, watch; to be watchful, vigilant"
Definition and meaning
to be awake, watch; to be watchful, vigilant
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγρυπνέω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of agrypneo (G69) across the King James Bible.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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Common questions
Strong's G69 (agrypneo) is a Greek word that means: to be awake, watch; to be watchful, vigilant It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word agrypneo (G69) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G69 is agrypneo, a Greek word defined as: to be awake, watch; to be watchful, vigilant. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agrypneo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.