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koimaō

to sleep, to fall asleep

Say it: koy-MAH-oh (approximate)

κοιμάω

What it means

To fall asleep, a gentle word for death. In chapter 15 Paul speaks of believers who have "fallen asleep" (15:6, 15:18, 15:20, 15:51), and of some in Corinth who "sleep" because of abuse of the Lord's Supper (11:30).

Range of meaning

  • SleepRest in bed.
  • DiePass away.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (6)

Verses where G2837 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources