κοιμήσεως
koímēsis
sleeping
Act of sleeping; the state or condition of sleep. In extended and figurative contexts, also refers to the act of resting in death, particularly the death of a person described as 'falling asleep.' The core sense is 'the act or experience of sleep' and can be applied both to ordinary rest as well as, in later Jewish and Christian usage, to death, especially of the righteous.
John 11:13 · Word #15
Lexicon G2838
| Lemma | κοίμησις |
| Transliteration | koímēsis |
| Strong's | G2838 |
| Definition | Act of sleeping; the state or condition of sleep. In extended and figurative contexts, also refers to the act of resting in death, particularly the death of a person described as 'falling asleep.' The core sense is 'the act or experience of sleep' and can be applied both to ordinary rest as well as, in later Jewish and Christian usage, to death, especially of the righteous. |
Morphology N GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sleeping |
| Literal | falling-asleep |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κοίμησις |
| Strong's | G2838 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2838-01
of sleep
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GFS); denotes possession, source, or relation expressed as "of sleep." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun κοίμησις denotes the act or state of sleeping; the genitive singular form κοιμήσεως is best rendered with "of" to preserve its genitive case while maintaining the core sense of sleep or repose. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
sleeping
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'sleeping' better fits as a noun form here to denote the event separately from a general state of sleep; 'of sleep' is less precise than 'sleeping' given the context of metaphorical death. |