Word study · Greek
koimaō
to sleep, to fall asleep
Say it: koy-MAH-oh (approximate)
κοιμάω
What it means
To sleep, and by extension to die, as a gentle way to describe death. Jesus says "Lazarus has fallen asleep" (11:11-13), and the disciples take it literally. In the New Testament believers who have died are said to have fallen asleep.
Range of meaning
- SleepRest in bed.
- DiePass away.
In John
- Chapter 11
"Lazarus has fallen asleep" (11:11-13).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G2837 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources