κοιμάω koimáō

Meaning

to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease

In the King James Version: (be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead

Derivation: from G2749 (κεῖμαι);

Where it is used

• Matthew 27:52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
• Matthew 28:13 and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
• Luke 22:45 When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
• John 11:11 After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
• John 11:12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”
• Acts 7:60 Falling on 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.
• Acts 12:6 On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
• Acts 13:36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
• 1 Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 15:18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
• 1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 15:51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15 By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
• 2 Peter 3:4 “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”