sleep

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ὕπνος, ὁ.

seen in sleep (of visions), adj.: V. ἐνύπνιος.

vision seen in sleep: P. and V. ἐνύπνιον, τό; see dream, vision.

verb intransitive

P. and V. καθεύδειν, κοιμᾶσθαι (Plato but rare P. also Ar.), εὕδειν (Plato but rare P. also Ar.), ὑπνώσσειν (Plato but rare P.), Ar. and P. καταδαρθάνειν, V. βρίζειν, εὐνάζεσθαι, Ar. κατακοιμᾶσθαι.

pass the night: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Euripides, Rhesus).

lull to sleep: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plato), V. εὐνάζειν, κοιμᾶν, P. κατακοιμίζειν (Plato).

fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν.

fall asleep afterwards: P. ἐπικαταδαρθάνειν (Thuc. 4, 133).

sleep with another: P. and V. συγκαθεύδειν (dat.), V. συγκοιμᾶσθαι (dat.), συνευνάζεσθαι (dat.), συνεύδειν (dat.) Ar. συγκαταδαρθάνειν (dat.).