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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 -

Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves ​— ​but Jesus kept sleeping.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:24 -

“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they laughed at him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 -

“But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:5 -

“When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 -

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me one hour?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43 -

And he came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 -

Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? See, the time is near. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:27 -

“He sleeps and rises night and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38 -

He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher! Don’t you care that we’re going to die? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 -

He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:36 -

“Otherwise, when he comes suddenly he might find you sleeping.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 -

Then he came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:40 -

And again he came and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 -

Then he came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. See, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 -

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 -

“Why are you sleeping? ” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you won’t fall into temptation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:14 -

for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said:

Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 -

So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:7 -

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 -

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

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