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It conveys the idea of death as a temporary state, akin to sleep, from which one will awaken. This term reflects the Christian hope in the resurrection, emphasizing that death is not the end but a transition to eternal life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, sleep was often used as a metaphor for death, reflecting a common understanding of death as a form of rest. However, the Christian use of "koimésis" carries a distinct theological significance, rooted in the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the future resurrection of believers. This perspective offered comfort and hope to early Christians facing persecution and martyrdom, as it assured them of life beyond the grave.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2837.htm">koimaó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a resting<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>literal (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2838: κοίμησις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κοίμησις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κοιμησως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a reposing, taking rest</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/11-13.htm">John 11:13</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 59, 8a.); of death, Sir. 46:19 Sir. 48:13; <span class="accented">a lying, reclining,</span> <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, conv., p. 183 a.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>taking of rest. <p>From <a href="/greek/2837.htm">koimao</a>; sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose -- taking of rest. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2837.htm">koimao</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκοιμάτο εκοίμισαν εκοίμισε εκοίμισεν κεκοιμισμένον κοιμησεως κοιμήσεως κοιμίσας koimeseos koimēseōs koimḗseos koimḗseōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ τῆς <b>κοιμήσεως</b> τοῦ ὕπνου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that He was speaking <span class="itali">of literal</span> sleep.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of <span class="itali">taking of rest</span> in sleep.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">rest</span> of sleep<p><b><a href="/greek/2838.htm">Strong's Greek 2838</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2838.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/koime_seo_s_2838.htm">κοιμήσεως — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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