aphupnoo describes falling asleep while sailing as a storm comes down on the lake.

The attested use describes a person falling asleep during a boat journey, immediately before the verse reports a storm descending on the lake.

1. Falling asleep during a journey · dominant

   In Luke 8:23, ἀφύπνωσεν is a third-person singular aorist active indicative form in the sailing scene; the APB renders the clause “he fell asleep” before reporting that a storm of wind descended on the lake.

   Luke 8:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 8:23, the APB presents the event with “he fell asleep.” The verse is read as a whole, but this clause corresponds plainly to the sleeping action in the verse.