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Lexicon :: Strong's G2837 - koimaō

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κοιμάω
Transliteration
koimaō (Key)
Pronunciation
koy-mah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
18x in 12 unique form(s) TR
18x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
185x in 30 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κοιμάω koimáō, koy-mah'-o; from G2749; to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease:—(be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G2837 in the following manner: sleep (10x), fall asleep (4x), be asleep (2x), fall on sleep (1x), be dead (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G2837 in the following manner: sleep (10x), fall asleep (4x), be asleep (2x), fall on sleep (1x), be dead (1x).

  1. to cause to sleep, put to sleep

  2. metaph.

    1. to still, calm, quiet

    2. to fall asleep, to sleep

    3. to die

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κοιμάω koimáō, koy-mah'-o; from G2749; to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease:—(be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead.
STRONGS G2837:
κοιμάω, κοίμω: passive, present κοιμάομαι. κοιμωμαι; perfect κεκοίμημαι (cf. Winer's Grammar, 274 (257)); 1 aorist ἐκοιμήθην; 1 future κοιμηθήσομαι; (akin to κεῖμαι; Curtius, § 45); to cause to sleep, put to sleep (Homer, et al.); metaphorically, to still, calm, quiet, (Homer, Aeschylus, Plato); passive to sleep, fall asleep: properly, Matthew 28:13; Luke 22:45; John 11:12; Acts 12:6; the Sept. for שָׁכַב. metaphorically, and euphemistically equivalent to to die (cf. English to fall asleep): John 11:11; Acts 7:60; Acts 13:36; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 1 Corinthians 11:30; 1 Corinthians 15:6, 51 (cf. Winers Grammar, 555 (517); Buttmann, 121 (106) note); 2 Peter 3:4; οἱ κοιμώμενοι, κεκοιμημένοι, κοιμηθέντες, equivalent to the dead: Matthew 27:52; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15; with ἐν Χριστῷ added (see ἐν, I. 6 b., p. 211b), 1 Corinthians 15:18; in the same sense Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 43:17; 1 Kings 11:43; 2 Macc. 12:45; Homer, Iliad 11, 241; Sophocles Electr. 509.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
2; 11:43
Isaiah
14:8; 43:17
Matthew
27:52; 28:13
Luke
22:45
John
11:11; 11:12
Acts
7:60; 12:6; 13:36
1 Corinthians
7:39; 11:30; 15:6; 15:18; 15:20; 15:51
1 Thessalonians
4:13; 4:14; 4:15
2 Peter
3:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2837 matches the Greek κοιμάω (koimaō),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:52 - وَتَفَتَّحَتِ الْقُبُورُ، وَقَامَتْ أَجْسَادٌ كَثِيرَةٌ لِقِدِّيسِينَ كَانُوا قَدْ رَقَدُوا؛

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:13 - وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «قُولُوا: إِنَّ تَلامِيذَهُ جَاءُوا لَيْلاً وَسَرَقُوهُ وَنَحْنُ نَائِمُونَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:45 - ثُمَّ قَامَ مِنَ الصَّلاةِ وَجَاءَ إِلَى التَّلامِيذِ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ نَائِمِينَ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:11 - ثُمَّ قَالَ يَسُوعُ: «لِعَازَرُ حَبِيبُنَا قَدْ رَقَدَ، وَلكِنِّي سَأَذْهَبُ لأُنْهِضَهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:12 - فَقَالَ التَّلَامِيذُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ رَقَدَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَنْهَضُ مُعَافىً».

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:60 - ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَصَرَخَ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ: «يَا رَبُّ، لَا تَحْسُبْ عَلَيْهِمْ هَذِهِ الْخَطِيئَةَ!» وَإِذْ قَالَ هَذَا رَقَدَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - وَفِي اللَّيْلَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ هِيرُودُسُ قَدْ نَوَى أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ بُطْرُسَ بَعْدَهَا، كَانَ بُطْرُسُ نَائِماً بَيْنَ جُنْدِيَّيْنِ، مُقَيَّداً بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ، وَأَمَامَ الْبَابِ جُنُودٌ يَحْرُسُونَ السِّجْنَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 - وَقَدْ مَاتَ دَاوُدُ بَعْدَمَا خَدَمَ شَعْبَهُ فِي عَصْرِهِ وَفْقاً لِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ، وَدُفِنَ فَلَحِقَ بِآبَائِهِ، وَنَالَ مِنْهُ الْفَسَادُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 - إِنَّ الزَّوْجَةَ تَظَلُّ تَحْتَ ارْتِبَاطٍ مَادَامَ زَوْجُهَا حَيًّا. فَإِذَا رَقَدَ زَوْجُهَا، تَصِيرُ حُرَّةً يَحِقُّ لَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ مِنْ أَيِّ رَجُلٍ تُرِيدُهُ، إِنَّمَا فِي الرَّبِّ فَقَطْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ فِيكُمْ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ وَالْمَرْضَى، وَكَثِيرُونَ يَرْقُدُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ ظَهَرَ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ أَخٍ مَعاً مَازَالَ مُعْظَمُهُمْ حَيًّا، فِي حِينِ رَقَدَ الآخَرُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:18 - وَلَكَانَ الَّذِينَ رَقَدُوا فِي الْمَسِيحِ قَدْ هَلَكُوا!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:20 - أَمَّا الآنَ فَالْمَسِيحُ قَدْ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ بِكْراً لِلرَّاقِدِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:51 - وَهَا أَنَا أَكْشِفُ لَكُمْ سِرّاً: إِنَّنَا لَنْ نَرْقُدَ جَمِيعاً، وَلَكِنَّنَا سَنَتَغَيَّرُ جَمِيعاً،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:13 - عَلَى أَنَّنَا نُرِيدُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَلَّا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَمْرُ الرَّاقِدِينَ، حَتَّى لَا يُصِيبَكُمُ الْحُزْنُ كَغَيْرِكُمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ لَا رَجَاءَ لَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:14 - فَمَادُمْنَا نُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ مَاتَ ثُمَّ قَامَ، فَمَعَهُ كَذَلِكَ سَيُحْضِرُ اللهُ أَيْضاً الرَّاقِدِينَ بِيَسُوعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - فَهَذَا نَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ: إِنَّنَا نَحْنُ الْبَاقِينَ أَحْيَاءَ إِلَى حِينِ عَوْدَةِ الرَّبِّ، لَنْ نَسْبِقَ الرَّاقِدِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - وَسَيَقُولُونَ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ الْوَعْدُ بِرُجُوعِ الْمَسِيحِ؟ فَمُنْذُ أَنْ مَاتَ آبَاؤُنَا الأَوَّلُونَ، بَلْ مُنْذُ بَدْءِ الْخَلِيقَةِ، مَازَالَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عَلَى حَالِهِ!»
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