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Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΝ, ἐκοιμηθην

EKOIMĒTHĒN, ekoimēthēn

Sounds Like: eh-koy-MEE-thayn

Translations: I slept, I fell asleep, I lay down to sleep, I died

From the root: ΚΟΙΜΑΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means 'I slept' or 'I fell asleep'. It describes the act of going to sleep or being in a state of sleep. In a broader sense, it is also frequently used as a euphemism for death, meaning 'I died' or 'I passed away', particularly in the context of believers resting in Christ. It is an action completed in the past.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 1st Person Singular

Strong’s number: G2837 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 26:2
Justin Martyr
  • First Apology of Justin Martyr — 38:1
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 97:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
  • Parable 9 — 11:5

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΙΜΑΩ.

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