STRONGS G2518:
καθεύδω; 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});
Matthew 13:25;
26:40,
43,
45;
Mark 4:27,
38;
Mark 5:39;
Mark 13:36;
Mark 14:37,
40;
Luke 8:52;
Luke 22:46;
1 Thessalonians 5:7.
b. euphemistically,
to be dead:
1 Thessalonians 5:10; (
Psalm 87:6 (
Ps. 88:6);
Daniel 12:2).
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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