2001 Translation

KOIMĒTHĒNAI, koimēthēnai

Sounds Like: koy-may-THEE-nay

Translations: to sleep, to fall asleep, to rest, to die

From the root: ΚΟΙΜΑΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is an aorist passive infinitive form of the verb 'κοιμάω' (koimaō), meaning 'to put to sleep' or 'to cause to sleep'. In the passive voice, it means 'to be put to sleep' or 'to fall asleep'. It is commonly used to refer to the act of sleeping or resting. In a euphemistic sense, especially in the New Testament, it is also used to refer to death, implying a peaceful 'falling asleep' rather than a harsh end.

Inflection: Aorist, Passive, Infinitive

Strong’s number: G2837 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Tobit — 8:1
• Job — 39:9

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 19:4, 19:33, 19:35
• Joshua — 2:8
• Ruth — 3:4, 3:7
• 2 Samuel — 11:11, 11:13
• 2 Kings — 14:22
• 2 Chronicles — 26:2
• Tobit — 8:1
• Job — 39:9

From the same root

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

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἈΚΟΙΜΗΤΟΝ — sleepless, unsleeping, wakeful, unceasing
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ — he slept, he fell asleep, he died, he was laid to rest
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΜΕΝ — we slept, we fell asleep, we have fallen asleep
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΝ — I slept, I fell asleep, I lay down to sleep, I died
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣ — you slept, you fell asleep, you died
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they slept, they fell asleep, they died
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΤΕ — you slept, you fell asleep, you lay down
• ἘΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΝ — he put to sleep, he made to sleep, he caused to rest, he laid down
• ἘΚΟΙΜΙΣΑΝ — they put to sleep, they laid to rest, they caused to sleep, they buried, they laid down
• ἘΚΟΙΜΙΣΕΝ — he put to sleep, he caused to sleep, he lulled to sleep, he laid to rest
• ἘΚΟΙΜΩΝΤΟ — they were sleeping, they slept, they were lying down
• ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ — he slept, he fell asleep, he died, he was laid to rest, he lay down
• ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΜΕΝ — we slept, we fell asleep, we died, we were laid to rest
• ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΑ — they slept, they fell asleep, they died, they were laid to rest
• ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they slept, they fell asleep, they died
• ΕΚΟΙΜΙΣΑΝ — they fell asleep, they slept, they died, they put to sleep
• ΕΚΟΙΜΙΣΕΝ — he fell asleep, he slept, he died, he laid to sleep, he put to sleep
• ΕΠΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ — he fell asleep, he slept, he died
• ΚΑΤΑΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΣΘΑΙ — to have fallen asleep, to have gone to sleep, to be asleep, to be dead
• ΚΑΤΑΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ — to fall asleep, to sleep soundly, to die, to be laid to rest
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΗΝ — fallen asleep, sleeping, dead, one who has fallen asleep, a sleeping one, a dead one
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΟΙ — those who have fallen asleep, the ones who are asleep, the dead
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who have fallen asleep, of those who have died, of the dead
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΣΑΙ — you have fallen asleep, you have died, you are sleeping
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΤΑΙ — has fallen asleep, is sleeping, has died, is dead
• ΚΕΚΟΙΜΙΣΜΕΝΟΝ — fallen asleep, sleeping, dead, asleep, a dead person
• ΚΟΙΜΑ — sleep, lie down, rest
• ΚΟΙΜΑΑΤΙ — sleeps, is sleeping, lies down, is lying down
• ΚΟΙΜΑΣΘΑΙ — to sleep, to fall asleep, to rest, to die
• ΚΟΙΜΑΤΑΙ — sleeps, is sleeping, rests, is resting, dies, is dying
• ΚΟΙΜΑΩ — to sleep, to fall asleep, to die, to be laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΙΣ — having fallen asleep, fallen asleep, slept, asleep
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΝΤΑ — fallen asleep, those who have fallen asleep, the dead, those who have died
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΝΤΑΣ — those who have fallen asleep, those who are sleeping, those who have died
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΝΤΕΣ — those who have fallen asleep, those who sleep, fallen asleep
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΝΤΙ — to him having fallen asleep, to him having died, to him having rested
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΣΕΤΑΙ — he will sleep, he will fall asleep, he will die, he will be laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΕΤΕΣ — having fallen asleep, having died, having rested, having been laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ — to sleep, to fall asleep, to die, to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to sleep, to fall asleep, to be put to sleep, to die, to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΕΣΘΕ — you will sleep, you will fall asleep, you will die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — he will sleep, he will fall asleep, he will die, he will be laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΗ — you will sleep, you will fall asleep, you will die, you will rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will sleep, I will fall asleep, I will die, I will rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΟΜΕΘΑ — we will sleep, we will fall asleep, we will die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — about to sleep, about to fall asleep, about to die, those who are about to sleep, those who are about to die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will sleep, they will fall asleep, they will rest, they will die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΣΟΤΑΙ — will be put to sleep, will fall asleep, will die, will be laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΤΕ — sleep, lie down, rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΤΙ — sleep, lie down, rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΗΤΩ — let him sleep, let him fall asleep, let him rest, let him die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΙΣ — having fallen asleep, having died, having rested, having been laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΩ — I may sleep, I may fall asleep, I may rest, I may die
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΩΜΕΝ — let us sleep, let us lie down, let us fall asleep
• ΚΟΙΜΗΘΩΣΙΝ — they may sleep, they may fall asleep, they may die, they may rest
• ΚΟΙΜΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of one who will sleep, of one who will fall asleep, of one who will be sleeping, of one who will rest, of one who will be laid to rest
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΗΣ — of sleeping, of one sleeping, of a sleeping one, of one who sleeps, of one who is asleep
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΙ — sleeping, those sleeping, falling asleep, those falling asleep, resting, those resting, dead, those who are dead
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΙΣ — to those sleeping, to those who are sleeping, to the sleeping ones
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΝ — sleeping, one sleeping, a sleeping one, lying down, one lying down
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΣ — sleeping, one who sleeps, a sleeper, asleep, resting, dead, one who is dead
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΥ — of one sleeping, of one who sleeps, of one who has fallen asleep, of one who is dead
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΟΥΣ — sleeping, those sleeping, asleep, those who are asleep
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΩ — sleeping, a sleeping one, one who is sleeping, of one who is sleeping, to one who is sleeping, to a sleeping one, to one sleeping
• ΚΟΙΜΩΜΕΝΩΝ — of those sleeping, of those who sleep, of those who are sleeping
• ΚΟΙΜΩΝΤΑΙ — they sleep, they are sleeping, they rest, they are resting, they die, they are dead
• ΚΟΙΜΩΤΑΙ — sleeps, is sleeping, lies down, rests, is at rest, falls asleep, dies
• ΚΟΙΤΑΣΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be laid down, they will be put to bed, they will sleep, they will rest
• ΠΟΡΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — to those who have fallen asleep, to those who are sleeping, to those who are dead
• ΠΡΟΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those who have fallen asleep beforehand, (to) those who have died previously, (to) those who have gone to rest before
• ΡΟΚΕΚΟΙΜΗ — to have fallen asleep, to have died, to be dead
• ΣΥΓΚΟΙΜΑΩ — to sleep with, to sleep together

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