King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2838
Transliteration: koimēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (koy'-may-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a resting
Meaning: a resting
κοίμησις, κοιμησως, ἡ, a reposing, taking rest: John 11:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 8a.); of death, Sir. 46:19 Sir. 48:13; a lying, reclining, Plato, conv., p. 183 a.
Word Summary
koimēsis: a resting
Original Word: κοίμησιςTransliteration: koimēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (koy'-may-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a resting
Meaning: a resting
Strong's Concordance
taking of rest. From koimao; sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose -- taking of rest.
see GREEK koimao
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2838: κοίμησιςκοίμησις, κοιμησως, ἡ, a reposing, taking rest: John 11:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 8a.); of death, Sir. 46:19 Sir. 48:13; a lying, reclining, Plato, conv., p. 183 a.