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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 27 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:10 - And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2 - At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:3 - the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down within the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:5 - and ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:6 - And the LORD called again, "Samuel!" And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9 - Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, 'Speak, LORD, for thy servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5 - Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army; Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:7 - So David and Abi'shai went to the army by night; and there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the army lay around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:6 - And behold, the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat, but she grew drowsy and slept; so Rechab and Ba'anah his brother slipped in.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:7 - When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him. They took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his morsel, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:27 - And at noon Eli'jah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:24 - If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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