Lexical Summary katheudō: to sleep Original Word: καθεύδωTransliteration: katheudō Phonetic Spelling: (kath-yoo'-do) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to sleep Meaning: to sleep Strong's Concordance to sleepFrom kata and heudo (to sleep); to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively) -- (be a-)sleep. see GREEK kata Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2518: καθεύδωκαθεύδω; imperfect 3 person plural ἐκάθευδον; from Homer down; the Sept. mostly for שָׁכַב; 1. to fall asleep, to drop off to sleep: Matthew 25:5. 2. to sleep; a. properly: Matthew 8:24; Matthew 9:24 (on this and its parallels, cf. B. D. American edition, p. 1198{a}); b. euphemistically, to be dead: 1 Thessalonians 5:10; (Psalm 87:6 c. metaphorically, to yield to sloth and sin, and be indifferent to one's salvation: Ephesians 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:6. |
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