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GreekG2837Verb

κοιμάω

koimaō

18Occurrences
G2837Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease

from G2749 (κεῖμαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep : . Metaph, of death.
Synonyms
καθεύδω
LXX: chiefly for שָׁכַב

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κοιμάω appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
6
1 Thessalonians
3
Acts
3
John
2
Matthew
2
2 Peter
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:30BSB

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:20BSB

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:13BSB

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

2 Peter 3:4BSB

“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

Acts 7:60BSB

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.