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Lexicon :: Strong's G2518 - katheudō

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καθεύδω
Transliteration
katheudō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-yoo'-do
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and heudo (to sleep)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:431,384

Strong’s Definitions

καθεύδω katheúdō, kath-yoo'-do; from G2596 and εὕδω heúdō (to sleep); to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively):—(be a-)sleep.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G2518 in the following manner: sleep (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G2518 in the following manner: sleep (22x).

  1. to fall asleep, drop off to sleep

  2. to sleep

    1. to sleep normally

    2. euphemistically, to be dead

    3. metaph.

      1. to yield to sloth and sin

      2. to be indifferent to one's salvation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθεύδω katheúdō, kath-yoo'-do; from G2596 and εὕδω heúdō (to sleep); to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively):—(be a-)sleep.
STRONGS G2518:
καθεύδω; imperfect 3 person plural ἐκάθευδον; from Homer down; the Sept. mostly for שָׁכַב;
1. to fall asleep, to drop off to sleep: Matthew 25:5.
2. to sleep;
a. properly: Matthew 8:24; Matthew 9:24 (on this and its parallels, cf. B. D. American edition, p. 1198{a}); Matthew 13:25; 26:40,43,45; Mark 4:27, 38; Mark 5:39; Mark 13:36; Mark 14:37, 40; Luke 8:52; Luke 22:46; 1 Thessalonians 5:7.
b. euphemistically, to be dead: 1 Thessalonians 5:10; (Psalm 87:6 (Ps. 88:6); Daniel 12:2).
c. metaphorically, to yield to sloth and sin, and be indifferent to one's salvation: Ephesians 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
87:6; 88:6
Daniel
12:2
Matthew
8:24; 9:24; 13:25; 25:5; 26:40; 26:43; 26:45
Mark
4:27; 4:38; 5:39; 13:36; 14:37; 14:40
Luke
8:52; 22:46
Ephesians
5:14
1 Thessalonians
5:6; 5:7; 5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2518 matches the Greek καθεύδω (katheudō),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:24 - he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:5 - Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43 - And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 - Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:27 - and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38 - And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:36 - lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:40 - And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 - And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 - and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:14 - Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 - so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:7 - For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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