Word study · Greek
koimaō
to sleep, to fall asleep
Say it: koy-MAH-oh (approximate)
κοιμάω
What it means
To fall asleep, a gentle word for death. Stephen "fell asleep" as he died (7:60).
Range of meaning
- SleepRest in bed.
- DiePass away.
In Acts
- Chapter 7
"He fell asleep" (7:60).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G2837 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources