GreekG2838Noun (Feminine)
κοίμησις
koimēsis
“sleep”
1Occurrences
G2838Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose
from G2837 (κοιμάω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a reclining, resting.
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
κοίμησις appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
John
1
Key Passages
John 11:13BSB
They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
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