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κοιμάω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κοιμάω
Greek transliteration: 
koimaō
Simplified transliteration: 
koimao
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, κεκοίμημαι, ἐκοιμήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2837
GK Number: 
3121
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
18
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(1a)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to fall asleep, sleep; die
Definition: 
to lull to sleep;, pass. to fall asleep, be asleep, Mt. 28:13; Lk. 22:45; met. to sleep in death, Acts 7:60; 13:36; 2 Pet. 3:4

Greek-English Concordance for κοιμάω

Matthew 27:52 the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen (kekoimēmenōn | κεκοιμημένων | perf pass ptcp gen pl masc) asleep were raised.
Matthew 28:13 and told them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole his body while (koimōmenōn | κοιμωμένων | pres pass ptcp gen pl masc) we were sleeping.’ (koimōmenōn | κοιμωμένων | pres pass ptcp gen pl masc)
Luke 22:45 When he rose from prayer, he went back to the disciples and found them sleeping (koimōmenous | κοιμωμένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc) from grief.
John 11:11 These things he said, and after that he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep (kekoimētai | κεκοίμηται | perf pass ind 3 sg), but I am going there to wake him from sleep.”
John 11:12 The disciples therefore said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep (kekoimētai | κεκοίμηται | perf pass ind 3 sg), he will recover.”
Acts 7:60 And falling to his knees he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep (ekoimēthē | ἐκοιμήθη | aor pass ind 3 sg).
Acts 12:6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was asleep (koimōmenos | κοιμώμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and guards before the door were guarding the prison.
Acts 13:36 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell (ekoimēthē | ἐκοιμήθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
1 Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound for such a time as her husband is alive. But if her husband should die (koimēthē | κοιμηθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg), she is free to marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:30 That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead (koimōntai | κοιμῶνται | pres pass ind 3 pl).
1 Corinthians 15:6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, although some have fallen asleep (ekoimēthēsan | ἐκοιμήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl).
1 Corinthians 15:18 Then those also who have fallen asleep (koimēthentes | κοιμηθέντες | aor pass ptcp nom pl masc) in Christ have perished.
1 Corinthians 15:20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (kekoimēmenōn | κεκοιμημένων | perf pass ptcp gen pl masc).
1 Corinthians 15:51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: we (koimēthēsometha | κοιμηθησόμεθα | fut pass ind 1 pl) will (koimēthēsometha | κοιμηθησόμεθα | fut pass ind 1 pl) not all die (koimēthēsometha | κοιμηθησόμεθα | fut pass ind 1 pl), but we will all be changed —
1 Thessalonians 4:13 Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep (koimōmenōn | κοιμωμένων | pres pass ptcp gen pl masc), so that you will not grieve as others do who have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also do we believe that God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep (koimēthentas | κοιμηθέντας | aor pass ptcp acc pl masc) in Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain behind until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep (koimēthentas | κοιμηθέντας | aor pass ptcp acc pl masc),
2 Peter 3:4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our fathers fell asleep (ekoimēthēsan | ἐκοιμήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), everything has gone along as it has from the beginning of creation.”