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Strong's G2837 κοιμάω (koimao)

Koimao means “be dead” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2837 — chesheq (“desire”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2837
Language Greek
Linked Usages 202
Books 38

Strong's G2837 Quick Answer

Strong's G2837 κοιμάω (koimao) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. koimao (koy-mah'-o) v. 1. to put to sleep 2. (passively or reflexively) to slumber It has 202 linked Bible usages across 38 books. Visible English usage signals include slept, fathers, lie, son, and lay. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
koimao (koy-mah'-o) v. 1. to put to sleep 2. (passively or reflexively) to slumber
Usage
202 linked usages
Books
38 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
slept, fathers, lie, son, and lay

Meaning and Definition

koimao (koy-mah'-o) v. 1. to put to sleep 2. (passively or reflexively) to slumber 3. (figuratively) to decease [from G2749] KJV: (be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead Root(s): G2749

Original Word
κοιμάω
Transliteration
koimao
Derivation
Root: κεῖμαι R1: 2749
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2837. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to sleep

Usage: κοιμάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַב ;] to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep (M, Pr., 162; M, Th., 1, 4, 13): Mat.28:13, Luk.22:45, Jhn.11:12, Act.12:6. Metaph, of death: Mat.27:52, Jhn.11:11 Act.7:60 13:36, 1Co.7:39 11:30 15:6 15:18 15:20 15:51, 1Th.4:13-15, 2Pe.3:4 (cf. Isa.14:8 43:17, 2Ma.12:45).† SYN.: καθεύδω (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

slept fathers lie son lay thee father she said stead went came

How Strong's G2837 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 173 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2837 (κοιμάω) appears 196 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2837 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2837 in the New Testament

18 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G2837 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

173 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 19:4 Septuagint / Brenton

But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

Genesis 19:32 Septuagint / Brenton

Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.

Genesis 19:33 Septuagint / Brenton

So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.

Strong's G2837 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G2837 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2837.

Genesis 19:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.
Genesis 19:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.
Genesis 19:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.
Genesis 19:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make him drink wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let us raise up seed of our father.
Genesis 19:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose.
Genesis 24:54 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And both he and the men with him ate and drank and went to sleep. And he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may go to my master.
Genesis 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech said to him, Why hast thou done this to us? one of my kindred within a little had lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a sin of ignorance upon us.
Genesis 28:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And came to a certain place and slept there, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it at his head, and lay down to sleep in that place,
Genesis 30:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Leah said, Is it not enough for thee that thou hast taken my husband, wilt thou also take my son’s mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with thee tonight for thy son’s mandrakes.
Genesis 30:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Leah went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son’s mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.
Genesis 31:54 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the mountain.
Genesis 32:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried with him, and sent out to Esau his brother,
Genesis 32:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the presents went on before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
Genesis 34:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.
Genesis 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Jacob came from the plain; and when they heard, the men were deeply pained, and it was very grievous to them, because the man wrought folly in Israel, having lain with the daughter of Jacob, and so it must not be.
Genesis 35:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father Jacob; and Israel heard, and the thing appeared grievous before him. And the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 39:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
Genesis 39:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she caught hold of him by his clothes, and said, Lie with me; and having left his clothes in her hands, he fled, and went forth.
Genesis 39:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
Genesis 39:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou broughtest in to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with thee.
Genesis 41:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favored, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
Genesis 47:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulcher. And he said, I will do according to thy word.
Genesis 49:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Judah is a lion’s whelp: From the tender plant, my son, thou art gone up, Having couched thou liest as a lion, And as a whelp; who shall stir him up?
Exodus 22:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.
Exodus 22:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every one that lies with a beast ye shall surely put to death.
Exodus 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.
Exodus 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For when I shall have cast out the nations from before thee, and shall have widened thy borders, thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven, neither must the fat of my feast abide till the morning.
Exodus 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifices with leaven, neither shall the sacrifices of the feast of the Passover remain till the morning.
Leviticus 14:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that sleeps in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening; and he that eats in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every bed on which he that has the issue shall happen to lie, is unclean; and every seat on which he that has the issue may happen to sit, shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation—they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone shall lie with her, and her uncleanness be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he shall have lain shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every bed on which she shall lie all the days of her flux shall be to her as the bed of her separation, and every seat whereon she shall sit shall be unclean according to the uncleanness of her separation.
Leviticus 15:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the law for her that has the issue of blood in her separation, and as to the person who has an issue of seed, in his issue: it is a law for the male and the female, and for the man who shall have lain with her that is set apart.
Leviticus 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.
Leviticus 19:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not injure thy neighbor, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.
Leviticus 19:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone lie carnally with a woman, and she should be a home servant kept for a man, and she has not been ransomed, and her freedom has not been given to her, they shall be visited with punishment; but they shall not die, because she was not set at liberty.
Leviticus 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should lie with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should lie with his daughter-in-law, let them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whoever shall lie with a male as with a woman, they have both wrought abomination; let them die the death, they are guilty.
Leviticus 20:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatever man shall lie with a woman that is set apart for a flux, and shall uncover her nakedness, he has uncovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the flux of her blood: they shall both be destroyed from among their generation.
Leviticus 20:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whosoever shall lie with his near kinswoman, has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin to him: they shall die childless.
Leviticus 26:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will give peace in your land, and ye shall sleep, and none shall make you afraid; and I will destroy the evil beasts out of your land,
Numbers 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and supposing anyone shall lie with her carnally, and the thing shall be hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she should conceal it and be herself defiled, and there be no witness with her, and she should not be taken;
Numbers 5:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall adjure her, and shall say to the woman, If no one has lain with thee, and if thou hast not transgressed so as to be polluted, being under the power of thy husband, be free from this water of the conviction that causes the curse.
Numbers 23:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion’s whelp, And shall exalt himself as a lion; He shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, And he shall drink the blood of the slain.
Deuteronomy 16:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Leaven shall not be seen with thee in all thy borders for seven days, and there shall not be left of the flesh which thou shalt sacrifice at even on the first day until the morning.
Deuteronomy 22:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a man be found lying with a woman married to a man, ye shall kill them both, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou remove the wicked one out of Israel.
Deuteronomy 22:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if there be a young damsel espoused to a man, and a man should have found her in the city and have lain with her;
Deuteronomy 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if a man find in the field a damsel that is betrothed, and he should force her and lie with her, ye shall slay the man that lay with her only.
Deuteronomy 22:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone should find a young virgin who has not been betrothed, and should force her and lie with her, and be found,
Deuteronomy 22:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the damsel fifty silver didrachmas, and she shall be his wife, because he has humbled her; he shall never be able to put her away.
Deuteronomy 24:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, and he shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be mercy to thee before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 27:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is he that lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s skirt: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Deuteronomy 27:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is he that lies with any beast: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Deuteronomy 27:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is he that lies with his sister by his father or his mother: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Deuteronomy 27:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is he that lies with his daughter-in-law: and all the people shall say, So be it. Cursed is he that lies with his wife’s sister: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Deuteronomy 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people will arise and go a-whoring after the strange gods of the land, into which they are entering: and they will forsake me, and break my covenant, which I made with them.
Joshua 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
Joshua 6:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the ark of the covenant of God having gone round immediately returned into the camp, and lodged there.
Judges 5:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He rolled down between her feet; He fell and lay between her feet; He bowed and fell: Where he bowed, there he fell dead.
Judges 16:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samson slept till midnight, and rose up at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city with the two posts, and lifted them up with the bar, and laid them on his shoulders, and he went up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron, and laid them there.
Judges 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he was asleep, that Delilah took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web, and fastened them with the pin into the wall, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson: and he awoke out of his sleep, and carried away the pin of the web out of the wall.
Ruth 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he lies down, and shalt come and lift up the covering of his feet, and shalt lie down; and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do.
Ruth 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he came to lie down by the side of the heap of corn; and she came secretly, and lifted up the covering of his feet.
Ruth 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass at midnight that the man was amazed, and troubled, and behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Ruth 3:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lodge here for the night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will do the part of a kinsman to thee, well—let him do it: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, I will do the kinsman’s part to thee, as the Lord lives; lie down till the morning.
Ruth 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know his neighbor; and Boaz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
1 Kingdoms 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1 Kingdoms 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision.
1 Kingdoms 9:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the morning dawned, that Samuel called Saul on the roof, saying, Rise up, and I will dismiss thee. And Saul arose, and he and Samuel went out.
2 Kingdoms 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when thy days shall have been fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, even thine own issue, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Kingdoms 11:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David sent messengers, and took her, and went in to her, and he lay with her: and she was purified from her uncleanness, and returned to her house.
2 Kingdoms 11:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uriah slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Kingdoms 11:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how should I do this? as thy soul lives, I will not do this thing.
2 Kingdoms 11:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Kingdoms 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
2 Kingdoms 12:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
2 Kingdoms 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonadab said to him, Lie upon thy bed, and make thyself sick, and thy father shall come in to see thee; and thou shalt say to him, Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and feed me with morsels, and let her prepare food before my eyes, that I may see and eat at her hands.
2 Kingdoms 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Tamar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand.
2 Kingdoms 13:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, and he was lying down: and she took the dough and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
2 Kingdoms 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she brought them to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
2 Kingdoms 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and he prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.
2 Kingdoms 13:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay upon the ground: and all his servants that were standing round him rent their garments.
3 Kingdoms 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord the king shall be warmed.
3 Kingdoms 1:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
3 Kingdoms 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
3 Kingdoms 11:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead; and Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me go, and I will return to my country.
3 Kingdoms 11:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it, even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face of Solomon and dwelt in Egypt, he straightaway comes into his own city, into the land of Zeredah in the mount of Ephraim. And King Solomon slept with his fathers, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 14:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abijam slept with his fathers in the twenty-fourth year of Jeroboam; and he is buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Asa his son reigns in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigns in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 16:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and they bury him in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigns in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 16:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Omri slept with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigns in his stead. being thirty-five years old in the beginning of his reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. even from doing right in the eyes of the Lord: only they removed not any of the high places; they sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? but a deputy.
3 Kingdoms 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he lay down and slept there under a tree; and behold, someone touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.
3 Kingdoms 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah looked, and, behold, at his head there was a cake of meal and a cruse of water; and he arose, and ate and drank, and returned and lay down.
3 Kingdoms 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the spirit of Ahab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.
3 Kingdoms 22:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 22:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried by his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a day came, and he went in thither, and turned aside into the upper chamber, and lay there.
4 Kingdoms 4:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.
4 Kingdoms 4:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.
4 Kingdoms 8:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 10:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat upon his throne, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
4 Kingdoms 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.
4 Kingdoms 14:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 15:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 15:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 16:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 20:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his house, even in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 9:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon fell asleep, and they buried him in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the fortieth year of his reign.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2837, grouped by book.

Genesis 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 6 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2837 FAQ

What does koimao (κοιμάω) mean?

Koimao (Strong's G2837) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be dead". koimao (koy-mah'-o) v. 1. to put to sleep 2. (passively or reflexively) to slumber

How many times is koimao (κοιμάω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 202 linked usages for Strong's G2837 across 38 books.

Where can I study koimao (κοιμάω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2837 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate koimao (κοιμάω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as slept, fathers, lie, son, lay, and thee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2837 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 173 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2837, with linked reader references where each row is available.