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κοιμάω G2837
G2837 is the Greek word κοιμάω, transliterated koimáō. The King James Version most often renders it sleep.
What it means
to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease.
Where it comes from
from G2749 (κεῖμαι).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead.
Verses using κοιμάω
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 27:52 · KJV
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Luke 22:45 · KJV
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
John 11:11 · KJV
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
John 11:12 · KJV
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Acts 12:6 · KJV
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
Acts 13:36 · KJV
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Corinthians 7:39 · KJV
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:30 · KJV
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
1 Corinthians 15:6 · KJV
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:18 · KJV
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1 Corinthians 15:20 · KJV
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1 Corinthians 15:51 · KJV
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1 Thessalonians 4:13 · KJV
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 · KJV
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 · KJV
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
2 Peter 3:4 · KJV
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2837 mean?
G2837 is the Greek word κοιμάω (koimáō), meaning to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease.
How is G2837 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sleep (4 times), slept (2 times), sleeping (2 times), fallen asleep (2 times), asleep (2 times), among others.
How many times does G2837 appear in the Bible?
κοιμάω (koimáō) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2837 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2749 (κεῖμαι).
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