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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
184x 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 16 times in 15 verses in 'Lev' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:47 - and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:4 - Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies and anything on which he sits will be ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:18 - After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:24 - If a man has sexual intercourse with her and her blood touches him, her menstrual impurity will be transmitted to him. He will remain unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:26 - Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:33 - or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:22 - “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 - “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - “If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - “If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:12 - “If a man has sex with his daughter-in-law, both must be put to death. They have committed a perverse act and are guilty of a capital offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:13 - “If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - “If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, both of them must be cut off from the community, for together they have exposed the source of her blood flow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - “If a man has sex with his uncle’s wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:6 - “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land.
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