Strong's Lexicon koimaó from NG2749: To sleep, to fall asleep, to die Original Word: κοιμάω Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word κείμαι (keimai - Strong's 2749), meaning "to lie down" or "to be laid." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7901 - שָׁכַב (shakab): To lie down, to rest, often used in the Old Testament to describe death or rest in a grave. - H3462 - יָשֵׁן (yashen): To sleep, used metaphorically for death in some contexts. Usage: In the New Testament, "koimaó" is often used metaphorically to describe death, particularly the death of believers. It conveys the idea of sleep as a temporary state, implying the hope of resurrection. This term reflects the early Christian belief in life after death and the resurrection of the body. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, sleep was commonly used as a euphemism for death. This metaphor was adopted by early Christians to express their belief in the temporary nature of death and the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ. The use of "koimaó" in this context underscores the Christian hope in the resurrection, distinguishing it from the finality of death in other cultural beliefs. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originto put to sleep, fall asleep NASB Translation asleep (3), dead (1), fallen asleep (7), fell asleep (3), sleep (2), sleeping (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2837: κοιμάωκοιμάω, 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sleep, fall asleep, dieFrom keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease -- (be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead. see GREEK keimai Forms and Transliterations εκοιμηθη εκοιμηθή εκοιμήθη ἐκοιμήθη εκοιμήθημεν εκοιμήθην εκοιμήθης εκοιμηθησαν εκοιμήθησαν ἐκοιμήθησαν εκοιμώντο κεκοιμημενων κεκοιμημένων κεκοίμησαι κεκοιμηται κεκοίμηται κεκοίμηταί κοιμά κοιμάσθαι κοιμάται κοιμηθείς κοιμηθέντα κοιμηθεντας κοιμηθέντας κοιμηθεντες κοιμηθέντες κοιμηθη κοιμηθή κοιμηθῇ κοιμηθήναι κοιμηθήσεσθε κοιμηθήσεται κοιμηθήση κοιμηθήσομαι κοιμηθησομεθα κοιμηθησόμεθα κοιμηθήσονται κοιμηθήτε κοιμήθητι κοιμηθήτω κοιμηθώ κοιμηθώμεν κοιμηθώσιν κοιμώμενον κοιμωμενος κοιμώμενος κοιμωμενους κοιμωμένους κοιμωμενων κοιμωμένων κοιμωνται κοιμώνται κοιμῶνται ekoimethe ekoimēthē ekoimḗthe ekoimḗthē ekoimethesan ekoimēthēsan ekoimḗthesan ekoimḗthēsan kekoimemenon kekoimeménon kekoimēmenōn kekoimēménōn kekoimetai kekoimētai kekoímetai kekoímētai koimethe koimēthē koimethêi koimēthē̂i koimethentas koimethéntas koimēthentas koimēthéntas koimethentes koimethéntes koimēthentes koimēthéntes koimethesometha koimethesómetha koimēthēsometha koimēthēsómetha koimomenon koimoménon koimōmenōn koimōménōn koimomenos koimōmenos koimṓmenos koimomenous koimoménous koimōmenous koimōménous koimontai koimôntai koimōntai koimō̂ntaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 27:52 V-RPM/P-GMPGRK: σώματα τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἁγίων ἠγέρθησαν NAS: of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; KJV: of the saints which slept arose, INT: bodies of the fallen asleep saints arose Matthew 28:13 V-PPM/P-GMP Luke 22:45 V-PPM/P-AMP John 11:11 V-RIM/P-3S John 11:12 V-RIM/P-3S Acts 7:60 V-AIP-3S Acts 12:6 V-PPM/P-NMS Acts 13:36 V-AIP-3S 1 Corinthians 7:39 V-ASP-3S 1 Corinthians 11:30 V-PIM/P-3P 1 Corinthians 15:6 V-AIP-3P 1 Corinthians 15:18 V-APP-NMP 1 Corinthians 15:20 V-RPM/P-GMP 1 Corinthians 15:51 V-FIP-1P 1 Thessalonians 4:13 V-PPM/P-GMP 1 Thessalonians 4:14 V-APP-AMP 1 Thessalonians 4:15 V-APP-AMP 2 Peter 3:4 V-AIP-3P Strong's Greek 2837 |
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