Koimēsis κοίμησις
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| κοίμησις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | koimēsis |
| Strong's number | G2838 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | sleep |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Koimēsis (Greek κοίμησις, Strong's G2838) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “sleep”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rest (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | actual sleep (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Koimēsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 11:13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).