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awake

Meaning of “awake”

Sense 1: To cease sleeping or to arouse from sleep or inactivity. Sense 2: Not sleeping; fully roused from sleep.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
42 occurrences32 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 5:12

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John 11:11
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
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1611 witness · John 11:11 · retained source text

These things said hee, and after that, hee saith vnto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth, but I goe, that I may awake him out of sleepe.

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Historical definitions

To cease to sleep; to come from natural sleep. To bestir, revive, or rouse from inactivity.

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