Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2518 - katheudō

Choose a new font size and typeface
καθεύδω
Transliteration
katheudō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-yoo'-do
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:24 - he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:5 - The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:40 - Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43 - When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 - Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:27 - Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38 - Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:36 - If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:37 - Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:40 - When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 - Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 - “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:14 - This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:6 - So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:7 - For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan