Strong G2837κοιμάω
to sleep
- Transliteration
- koimaō
- Pronunciation
- koy-mah'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2749; to put to sleep that is (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively to decease: - (be a- fall a- fall on) sleep be dead.
Detailed definition
κοιμάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַב;]
to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep (M, Pr., 162; M, Th., 1, 4, 13): Mat.28:13, Luk.22:45, Jhn.11:12, Act.12:6. Metaph, of death: Mat.27:52, Jhn.11:11 Act.7:60 13:36, 1Co.7:39 11:30 15:6 15:18 15:20 15:51, 1Th.4:13-15, 2Pe.3:4 (cf. Isa.14:8 43:17, 2Ma.12:45).†
SYN.: καθεύδω (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַב;]
to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep (M, Pr., 162; M, Th., 1, 4, 13): Mat.28:13, Luk.22:45, Jhn.11:12, Act.12:6. Metaph, of death: Mat.27:52, Jhn.11:11 Act.7:60 13:36, 1Co.7:39 11:30 15:6 15:18 15:20 15:51, 1Th.4:13-15, 2Pe.3:4 (cf. Isa.14:8 43:17, 2Ma.12:45).†
SYN.: καθεύδω (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2837 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sleep9
- fall4
- be3
- shall1
- sleepeth1
- slept1
- while1
First verses
- Matthew 27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
- Matthew 28:13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
- Luke 22:45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
- John 11:11These 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.
- John 11:12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
- Acts 7:60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 12:6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
- Acts 13:36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
- 1 Corinthians 7:39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 11:30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
- 1 Corinthians 15:18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
- 1 Corinthians 15:51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
- 2 Peter 3:4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
κοιμ-άω,
future -ήσω, Doric dialect -άσω [ᾱ]: aorist ἐκοίμησα, Epic dialect κοίμησα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.372)]:—middle, future -ήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 383.43 (Commagene, 1st c.BC), 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.64, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 4.4, etc.: _Epic dialect_)]aorist κοιμήσατο, -αντο, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.241, 1.476)]:—passive, future -ηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 574.6, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Asin.” 40, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 1.37.3, etc.)]: aorist ἐκοιμήθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.411, +others, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 390, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 571e, etc.)]: perfect κεκοίμημαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschrio Lyricus 8.2, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 6)]:—lull, put to sleep, κοίμησον.. Ζηνὸς ὑπ᾽ ὀφρύσιν ὄσσε φαεινώ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.236; ἦ με.. κοιμήσατε νηλέϊ ὕπνῳ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.372; βλέφαρα μὴ κοιμῶν ὕπνῳ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 3)]; put to bed, τὸν δ᾽ αὐτοῦ κοίμησε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.397)]; of a hind, ἐν ξυλόχῳ.. νεβροὺς κοιμήσασα [Refs (4.336.)]
2 metaphorically, still, calm, ἀνέμους, κύματα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.281, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.169; φλόγα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 597; κύματος μένος [prev. author] “Eu.” 832; εὔφημον.. κοίμησον στόμα [prev. author] “Ag.” 1247)]; also, soothe, assuage, κοίμησον δ᾽ ὀδύνας [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.524)]; ᾧ (i.e. φύλλῳ) κοιμῶ τόδ᾽ ἕλκος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 650.)]
II middle and passive, fall asleep, go to bed, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.476, +others, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.9, etc.)]; of animals, lie down, κατὰ ἤθεα κοιμηθῆναι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.411: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ποῖόν τινα ὕπνον ἐκοιμ; 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 6.7)]; βαθὺν κοιμηθῆναι (i.e. ὕπνον) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMar.” 2.3.)]
II.2 metaphorically, ὅπως ἂν κοιμηθῇ [τὸ ἐπιθυμητικόν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus [prev. cited])]
II.3 of the sleep of death, κοιμήσατο χάλκεον ὕπνον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.241; ἱερὸν ὕπνον κ. Callias Epigrammaticus “Ep.” 11.2)]: absolutely, fall asleep, die, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 509 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Aeschrio Lyricus [same place]; ἐκοιμήθη μετὰ τῶν πατέρων LXX.3Ki.2.10, +others, compare “PFay.” 22.28 (1st c.AD), NT.Matt.27.52, NT.John.11.11, etc.; in epitaphs, “IG” 14.1683, etc.; κ. τὸν αἰώνιον ὕπνον [prev. work]929.)]
II.4 κοιμῶντο.. παρὰ μνηστῇς ἀλόχοισι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.246, compare 250)]: hence, of sexual intercourse, lie with another, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.295, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).23; οὔ τινι κοιμηθεῖσα 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 213; παρά τινι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.68; σὺν δεσπόταισι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus [same place]; μετά τινος 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 22.2; ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀνὴρ τὰν νύκτα κοιμαθές “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.157 (from Cyrene).)]
II.5 keep watch at night, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.4, 9, “POxy.” 933.25 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II.6 of things, remain during the night, οὐ μὴ κοιμηθήσεται ὁ μισθὸς παρά σοι ἕως πρωί [LXX (LXX.Lev.19.13)]; ἡ κιβωτὸς ἐκοιμήθη ἐκεῖ[LXX (LXX.Josh.6.10.)]
II.7 with accusative, dream of, μέταλλα χρύσεια [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 6.)]
future -ήσω, Doric dialect -άσω [ᾱ]: aorist ἐκοίμησα, Epic dialect κοίμησα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.372)]:—middle, future -ήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 383.43 (Commagene, 1st c.BC), 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.64, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 4.4, etc.: _Epic dialect_)]aorist κοιμήσατο, -αντο, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.241, 1.476)]:—passive, future -ηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 574.6, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Asin.” 40, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 1.37.3, etc.)]: aorist ἐκοιμήθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.411, +others, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 390, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 571e, etc.)]: perfect κεκοίμημαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschrio Lyricus 8.2, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 6)]:—lull, put to sleep, κοίμησον.. Ζηνὸς ὑπ᾽ ὀφρύσιν ὄσσε φαεινώ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.236; ἦ με.. κοιμήσατε νηλέϊ ὕπνῳ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.372; βλέφαρα μὴ κοιμῶν ὕπνῳ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 3)]; put to bed, τὸν δ᾽ αὐτοῦ κοίμησε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.397)]; of a hind, ἐν ξυλόχῳ.. νεβροὺς κοιμήσασα [Refs (4.336.)]
2 metaphorically, still, calm, ἀνέμους, κύματα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.281, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.169; φλόγα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 597; κύματος μένος [prev. author] “Eu.” 832; εὔφημον.. κοίμησον στόμα [prev. author] “Ag.” 1247)]; also, soothe, assuage, κοίμησον δ᾽ ὀδύνας [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.524)]; ᾧ (i.e. φύλλῳ) κοιμῶ τόδ᾽ ἕλκος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 650.)]
II middle and passive, fall asleep, go to bed, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.476, +others, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.9, etc.)]; of animals, lie down, κατὰ ἤθεα κοιμηθῆναι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.411: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ποῖόν τινα ὕπνον ἐκοιμ; 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 6.7)]; βαθὺν κοιμηθῆναι (i.e. ὕπνον) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMar.” 2.3.)]
II.2 metaphorically, ὅπως ἂν κοιμηθῇ [τὸ ἐπιθυμητικόν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus [prev. cited])]
II.3 of the sleep of death, κοιμήσατο χάλκεον ὕπνον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.241; ἱερὸν ὕπνον κ. Callias Epigrammaticus “Ep.” 11.2)]: absolutely, fall asleep, die, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 509 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Aeschrio Lyricus [same place]; ἐκοιμήθη μετὰ τῶν πατέρων LXX.3Ki.2.10, +others, compare “PFay.” 22.28 (1st c.AD), NT.Matt.27.52, NT.John.11.11, etc.; in epitaphs, “IG” 14.1683, etc.; κ. τὸν αἰώνιον ὕπνον [prev. work]929.)]
II.4 κοιμῶντο.. παρὰ μνηστῇς ἀλόχοισι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.246, compare 250)]: hence, of sexual intercourse, lie with another, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.295, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).23; οὔ τινι κοιμηθεῖσα 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 213; παρά τινι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.68; σὺν δεσπόταισι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus [same place]; μετά τινος 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 22.2; ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀνὴρ τὰν νύκτα κοιμαθές “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.157 (from Cyrene).)]
II.5 keep watch at night, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.4, 9, “POxy.” 933.25 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II.6 of things, remain during the night, οὐ μὴ κοιμηθήσεται ὁ μισθὸς παρά σοι ἕως πρωί [LXX (LXX.Lev.19.13)]; ἡ κιβωτὸς ἐκοιμήθη ἐκεῖ[LXX (LXX.Josh.6.10.)]
II.7 with accusative, dream of, μέταλλα χρύσεια [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Gall.” 6.)]