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1 κοιμήσει
κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)κοιμήσεϊ, κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem dat sg (epic)κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem dat sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj act 3rd sg (attic epic ionic)κοιμάωlull: fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: fut ind act 3rd sg (attic ionic) -
2 κοιμήσεις
κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem nom /voc pl (attic epic)κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem nom /acc pl (attic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj act 2nd sg (attic epic ionic)κοιμάωlull: fut ind act 2nd sg (attic ionic) -
3 κοίμησις
κοίμησις, εως, ἡ (s. prec. entry; Pla., ins, LXX)① state of sleep, lying down to sleep, sleep (Pla., Symp. 10 p. 183a) ἡ κ. τοῦ ὕπνου (epexeg. gen.) the sleep of slumber J 11:13. S. New Docs 3, 93.② state of death, sleep, fig. extension of 1 (Sir 46:19; 48:13; inscriptions on Jewish graves in Rome [ABerliner, Gesch. d. Juden in Rom I 1893, 72f; Schürer II 438, 45 ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἡ κοίμησις αὐτοῦ; s. also CIJ]; Sb 1540, 5; IDefixWünsch 4, 30; Pel.-Leg. p. 15, 16; JosAs ch. 29 cod. A end; ApcMos 42) Hv 3, 11, 3; Hs 9, 15, 6.—FCumont, Le symbolisme funéraire des Romains ’42, 360–79.—DELG s.v. κεῖμαι. M-M. -
4 κοίμησις
II the sleep of death, LXX Si.46.19, 48.13, Tab.Defix.Aud.242.30 (Carthage, iii A.D.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κοίμησις
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5 κοιμήσεως
κοιμήσεω̆ς, κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem gen sg (attic) -
6 κοιμήση
κοιμήσηι, κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem dat sg (epic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj mid 2nd sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj act 3rd sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic ionic) -
7 κοιμήσῃ
κοιμήσηι, κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem dat sg (epic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj mid 2nd sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: aor subj act 3rd sg (attic ionic)κοιμάωlull: fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic ionic) -
8 κοιμήσηι
κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem dat sg (epic)κοιμήσῃ, κοιμάωlull: aor subj mid 2nd sg (attic ionic)κοιμήσῃ, κοιμάωlull: aor subj act 3rd sg (attic ionic)κοιμήσῃ, κοιμάωlull: fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic ionic) -
9 κοίμησιν
κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem acc sgκοιμάωlull: pres ind act 3rd sg -
10 κοίμησις
κοίμησιςlying down to sleep: fem nom sg -
11 κοιμάω
+ V 67-69-24-30-12=202 Gn 19,4.32.33(bis).34M/P: to fall asleep, to go to bed, to sleep Gn 19,4; to sleep or lie with [μετά τινος] (of sexual intercourse) Gn 19,32; id. [ἔν τινι] Dt 24,12; to sleep (a sleep) [τι] Wis 17,13; to fall asleep, to die 1 Kgs 2,10; to lie Jgs 5,27; to remain somewhere during the night (of things, semit., rendering Hebr. לון or לין) Ex 23,18, see also Ex 34,25; Lv 19,13; Dt 16,4; 21,23; to lodge, to remain Is 1,21; to calm, to still Eccl 2,23μετὰ ἄρσενος οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ κοίτην γυναικός you shall not sleep with a man as with a woman Lv 18,22;κοιμηθήσομαι μετὰ τῶν πατέρων μου I shall sleep with my fathers, I shall be dead Gn 47,30*Jer 51,33(45,3) ἐκοιμήθην I lay down-יצעתי? or corr. ἐκοπώθην (see κοπόω) for MT יגעתי I am weary;*1 Sm 9,26 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη and he lay down-כיבשׁוי for MT כמושׁוי and they arose early; *Jb 21,13 ἐκοιμήθησαν they fall asleep, they lie down-נוח for MT חתת they are terrified, for pre-MT? נחת they go down; *Jb 22,11 κοιμηθέντα lying down-כבתשׁ? for MT פעתשׁ abundance, multitudeCf. GEHMAN 1953, 145-148; HORSLEY 1983, 93; LARCHER 1985 971(Wis 17,13); LE BOULLUEC 1989238(Ex 23,18); WALTERS 1973, 119(→ἐπικοιμάω,,) -
12 ἐγείρω
ἐγείρω fut. ἐγερῶ; 1 aor. ἤγειρα. Pass.: pres. ἐγείρομαι, impv. 2 sg. ἐγείρου, pl. ἐγείρεσθε; 1 fut. ἐγερθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἠγέρθην; pf. ἐγήγερμαι (B-D-F §101 and 78; Rob. 1215) (Hom.+).① to cause someone to wake from sleep, wake, rouse Mt 8:25; Mk 4:38; Ac 12:7.② to cease sleeping, wake up, awaken fr. sleep, pass. intr. (PStras 100, 15 [II B.C.] ἐγερθεὶς ἐκάλουν βοηθούς) ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου Mt 1:24 (cp. διεγείρω). Abs. 25:7; Mk 4:27; J 11:12 P75. Fig., ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθῆναι awaken fr. sleep (i.e. thoughtless indolence) Ro 13:11 (cp. Epict. 2, 20, 15 ἐ. ἐκ τῶν ὕπνων, fr. the sleep of carelessness); cp. AcPl Ha 4, 32.③ to cause to stand up from a position lower than that of the pers. rendering assistance, raise, help to rise, pers. sitting down Ac 3:7 (ἵνα σταθῶ). Lying down Mk 1:31; 9:27. Stretched out Ac 10:26 (En 14:25). Fallen Mt 12:11; 1 Cl 59:4; Hv 3, 2, 4.④ to move to a standing position, rise, get up, pass. intr. of those who have awakened Mt 2:13f, 20f; 8:26; Lk 11:8; who were sitting down (EpArist 94) Mt 9:19; Lk 13:25; J 11:29; Hv 1, 4, 1; AcPl Ox 6; kneeling Hv 2, 1, 3; of the sick Mt 8:15; 9:6f; Mk 2:12; of those called back to life (cp. 4 Km 4:31) Mt 9:25; Lk 7:14. ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου rise from the table J 13:4; of one who has fallen Mt 17:7; Ac 9:8 (on ἀπὸ τ. γῆς cp. 2 Km 12:17; Ps 112:7).⑤ to cause to come into existence, raise up, bring into being (Judg 2:16, 18 ἤγειρε αὐτοῖς κύριος κριτάς; 3:9, 15 σωτῆρα; Pr 10:12; TestLevi 18:2 ἱερέα; Jos., Ant. 8, 199) κέρας σωτηρίας a horn of salvation Lk 1:69; τέκνα τινί Mt 3:9; Lk 3:8. ἤγειρεν τὸν Δαυὶδ αὐτοῖς εἰς βασιλέα he gave them David as (their) king Ac 13:22 (cp. Jos., Ant. 19, 295). W. double acc. and dat. of advantage vs. 23 v.l.; τὶ someth. (Theognis 549 πόλεμον ἐ.; Appian, Hann. 41 §177 θόρυβον; Nicol. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 50 Jac. μάχην; Tat. 19, 3 στάσεις καὶ μάχας) cause θλῖψιν Phil 1:17 (Lucian, Syr. Dea 18 πένθος τινι).⑥ to cause to return to life, raise up (the ancients closely associated death with sleep; s., e.g., Kaibel 559, 7f; RLattimore, Themes in Greek and Latin Epitaphs ’62, 164f al.) (Apollodor. [II B.C.]: 244 Fgm. 138a Jac., of Asclepius. Similarly schol. on Lucian p. 55, 23 Rabe; Sir 48:5 ὁ ἐγείρας νεκρὸν ἐκ θανάτου; PGM 4, 195) Mt 10:8; J 5:21; Ac 26:8; 2 Cor 1:9; AcPt Ox 849 verso, 10; AcPl Ha 8, 35=BMM verso 9. Of the raising of Jesus Ac 5:30; 10:40; 13:37; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:15ff; 2 Cor 4:14. More fully ἐ. τινὰ ἐκ νεκρῶν (mostly of Jesus’ resurr.) J 12:1, 9, 17; Ac 3:15; 4:10; 13:30; Ro 4:24; 8:11; 10:9; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Th 1:10; Hb 11:19; 1 Pt 1:21; IMg 9:3; Pol 2:1f; AcPlCor 2:6. ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ITr 9:2. Of the raising of Christ’s flesh ISm 7:1.⑦ to enter into or to be in a state of life as a result of being raised, be raised, rise, pass. intr., of one who has died (Is 26:19; TestJob 4:9; cp. 4 Km 4:31) approaches ἀναστῆναι in mng. (cp. mss. and synopt. parallels; s. ἀνίστημι 7) gen. νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται Mk 12:26; Lk 7:22; 20:37; 1 Cor 15:15f, 29, 32, 35, 52. Of Lazarus ἐγερθήσεται J 11:12 v.l. σώματα … ἠγέρθησαν Mt 27:52; ἐγείρεται σῶμα πνευμάτικον 1 Cor 15:44; cp. 15:42f; τὸ σῶμα ἐγείρεται AcPlCor 2:27; cp. 2:26 (in imagery after 1 Cor 15:37). ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἐγερθῇ Lk 16:30 v.l.; ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθῇ 16:31 P75.—Of John the Baptist ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν Mt 14:2; cp. ἐκ νεκρῶν Mk 6:14; Lk 9:7.—Of Christ: ἐκ νεκρῶν Mt 17:9; J 2:22; 21:14; Ro 6:4, 9; 7:4; 1 Cor 15:12, 20 (cp. Just., D. 108, 2 ἐγηγέρθαι); 2 Ti 2:8. Also ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν Mt 27:64; 28:7; ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ITr 9:2. Without this qualification τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθῆναι Mt 16:21; 17:23. καθῶς εἶπεν 28:6; ὄντως εἶπεν Mt 26:32; 26:34. διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν Ro 4:25; ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν (τῶν ζώντων) 2 Cor 5:15. Abs. Mt 26:32; Mk 14:28; 16:6; Lk 24:6, 14 (v.l. ἐκ νεκρῶν); Ro 8:34 (v.l. ἐκ ν.); 1 Cor 15:13f, 16f; AcPlCor 2:31.—For lit. s. on ἀνάστασις 2 end.⑧ to raise up from sickness, raise up=restore to health (the sick pers. is ordinarily recumbent) Js 5:15; AcPl BMM verso 11 (Did., Gen. 168, 17).⑨ to change to a previous good state or condition, restore, erect of buildings (Dio Chrys. 11 [12], 18; Aelian, NA 11, 10; Herodian 3, 15, 3; 8, 2, 5; Lucian, Alex. 19; Anth. Pal. 9, 696; OGI 677, 3; 1 Esdr 5:43; Sir 49:13; ἐ. τρόπαιον Hippol., Ref. 1, 24, 6; θυσιαστήριον Did., Gen. 223, 19) temple (ναόν: Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 26 §120; Lucian, Sacr. 11; Jos., Ant. 15, 391; 20, 228) J 2:19f.⑩ to move someth. from its position by exerting effort in overcoming resistance, lift up ἔγειρον τ. λίθον lift up the stone, push the stone aside (Seleucus of Alex. [I A.D.]: 341 Fgm. 4 Jac. in buffoonery at a symposium, of a stone pushed out from under a participant who has put his head in a noose and has been given a small scimitar to cut the rope before it strangles him) (Ox 1 recto, 6 [=GTh 77]); LWright, JBL 65, ’46, 182; Unknown Sayings 95–98; AWalls, VigChr 16, ’62, 71–76.— Raise κονιορτόν (Polyaenus 4, 19; 7, 44, 1) Hv 4, 1, 5 (Jos. Bell. 5, 471 speaks in the pass. of the dust that ‘is raised’). Cp. Mt 12:11.⑪ to move against in hostility, rise up, pass. intr., of nations rising in arms (Jer 6:22 v.l.) ἐ. ἐπί τινα against someone one nation against another Mt 24:7; Mk 13:8; Lk 21:10 (for ἐπί τινα cp. Appian, Liby. 68 §307; Jer 27:9; Jos., Ant. 8, 199).⑫ to make an appearance, appear, pass. intr. of prophets Mt 11:11; Lk 7:16; J 7:52; of false prophets Mt 24:11, 24; Mk 13:22. Of accusers in court (w. ἐν τῇ κρίσει; s. ἀνίστημι 9) Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31 (on omission of ἐν τῇ κρίσει in ms. D, see MBlack, An Aramaic Approach3, ’67, 134).⑬ in a command to evoke movement from a fixed position ἔγειρε, ἐγείρου get up!, come! impv.ⓐ act. intr. only in impv. (Eur., Iph. A. 624; Aristoph., Ran. 340; Aesop-mss. [Ursing 80]) Mt 9:5f; Mk 2:9 (v.l. ἐγείρου), 11; 3:3; 5:41; 10:49; Lk 5:23f; 6:8; 8:54 (v.l. ἐγείρου); J 5:8; Ac 3:6 ἔγειρε καὶ περιπάτει; Rv 11:1; AcPl Ha 7, 28. Awakening of the ‘dead’ (with καθεύδειν and ἐγείρειν associated in figurative use, as in Plut., Mor. 462) in Mk 5:41; Lk 8:54 (v.l. ἐγείρου); Eph 5:14 (MDibelius, Hdb. ad loc., but without Gnostic motif acc. to KKuhn, NTS 7, ’60/61, 341–46; cp. PsSol 16:1–4) parallels the aspect of motion in passages cited in 1, 3–10, and others here in a above.ⓑ pass. intr. ἐγείρου get up! Mk 2:9 v.l.; Lk 8:54 v.l.; ἐγείρεσθε, ἄγωμεν get up! let us be going Mt 26:46; Mk 14:42; J 14:31.—B. 271; 670. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. -
13 κεῖμαι
Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `lie, be somewhere, happen etc.' (Il.).Other forms: 3. sg. κεῖται, 3. pl. κέαται, Att. κεῖνται, inf. κεῖσθαι etc. (further forms in Schwyzer 679; sehr unsicher myk. ke-ke-me-na)Dialectal forms: Myc. ke-ke-me-na uncertain.Compounds: very often with prefix in diff. meanings, ἀνά-, κατά-, παρά-, ἔγ-, ἔκ-, ἐπί-, σύγ-κειμαι etc.Derivatives: 1. κοῖτος m. `layer, bed, sleep' (Od.), κοίτη f. `id., matrim. bed, nest, parcel, lot' (Od.); often in compp., e. g. ἀπό-, σύγ-, ἡμερό-κοιτος, ἀ-, παρα-κοίτης (cf. on ἀκοίτης). From κοῖτος, κοίτη: κοιτίς f. `box' (Men., J.; cf. Schwyzer 127) with κοιτίδιον `id.' (sch.); κοιτάριον `bed' (sch.); κοιτών m. `sleeping room' (Ar. Fr. 6, hell.) with κοιτώνιον, - ωνίσκος, - ωνίτης, ωνικός ; κοιτατήριον `id.' (Cyrene; cf. ἑστιατήριον s. ἑστία); κοιταῖος `lying on the layer' (Decr. ap. D. 18, 37, Plb.), κοιτάριος `belonging to the bed' ( Edict. Diocl.). Denomin. verb κοιτάζομαι `lay down, nest' (Pi., hell.), - άζω `bring to rest, lay down', also `partition the land' (from κοίτη `parcel'), hell. From here κοιτασία `living together' (LXX), κοιτασμός `folding the cattle' (pap.). - 2. *κοίμη or *κοῖμος with denomin. κοιμάω `lay to rest, put to bed', κοιμάομαι `go to bed' (Il.); from there κοίμησις `lay down, sleep (of death)' (Pl., LXX, NT), κοίμημα `sleep, sleeping with' (S.), κοιμη-τήριον `sleeping room, restplace, burying-place' (inscr.); also κοιμίζω = κοιμάω with κοίμισις, - ισμός, - ιστής, - ιστικός; rater reshaped from κοιμάω. - 3. κειμήλιον n. `valuables, precious thing' (Il.), secondary - ιοι Pl. m. (f.) (Pl. Lg. 931a; apposition of πατέρες η μητέρες); ηλ-derivation of a neuter *κεῖμα (Frisk Eranos 38, 42 a. 41, 52). In the same meaning κεμήλιον (Alc. G 1, 8)? Specht KZ 68, 145 (after *θεμήλιον, θέμηλα); but s. on κεμάς. - Cf. also κῶμα and κώμη. - Verbal derivv.: iterative ( παρε)- κέσκετο (ξ 521, φ 41); desiderative or future forms κείω, κειέμεν, κείοντες etc.; late lengthening κατεκείαθεν κατεκοιμήθη H. (after Hom. μετεκίαθεν); further details in Schwyzer 679, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 322 und 453.Etymology: An exact agreement of the athematic present κεῖται gives Indo-Iranian in Skt. śéte, Av. saēte `lies'; further Hitt. kitta, -ri; uncertain Lyc. sijęni `id.' (Pedersen Lykisch und Hittitisch 17f.). The nominalen t- and m-formations are also found outside Greek: Bret. argud `light sleep' \< *are-ḱoi-to-; Germ., e. g. Goth. haims `village, Heim', Latv. sàime `family', Lith. šeimýna `id.', OCS sěmьja `id.', prob. also Celt., e. g. OIr. cōim `dear'. Other derivv. of the verb in Lat. cīvis, Germ., e. g. Goth. heiwa-frauja `lord of the house', Skt. śéva- `trusty, friendly, dear' as in Arm. sēr `love' with sirem `love'. - Further Pok. 539f., W.-Hofmann s. cīvis. - The verb has full grade in the middle with static inflection: Skt. śay-e, pl. śe-re, without -t-.Page in Frisk: 1,809-810Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κεῖμαι
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14 εὐνή
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `layer' (of animals and soldiers), `bed, matrimonial bed', metaph. `marriage' and `tomb', as nautical expression in plur. `anchor-stones' (Il.).Compounds: As 1. member in εὐνοῦχος m. "protector of the bed", `chamberlain, eunuch' (Ion.-Att.; on the meaning E. Maaß, RhM 74, 432ff.) with εὐνουχίζω, - ίας a. o. As 2. member a. o. in χαμαι-εύνης (on the formation Schwyzer 451), f. - ευνάς `with its layer on the bottom, lying on the naked bottom' (Hom.); also χαμ-ευνάς `id.' (Lyc.), as determinative `layer on the bottom' (Nil. Th. 23); in this meaning further χαμ-εύνη, -α (Trag.) with χαμεύνιον (Pl.), - ευνίς (Theoc.), - ευνία (Ph., Philostr.).Derivatives: εὐναῖος `belonging to the εὐνη' (trag.), εὔνια pl. = εὐνή (App.), εὐνέτης `layer-companion, wife' (E.), - έτις f. (Hp., A. R.), εὐνάτας `id.' (E. Med. 159, conj.), εὖνις f. (S., E.). Two denomin. εὐνάομαι, εὐνηθῆναι, - άω `lay down, go to bed, sleep' resp. `bring to rest' (Il.) with εὐνήματα pl. `marriage' (E. Ion 304; cf. Chantraine Formation 184ff.), εὐνήτωρ, -ά̄τωρ, - ητήρ, -ᾱτήρ = εὐνέτης (trag.), f. εὐνήτειρα, - άτειρα, - ήτρια (trag.), εὑνατήριον `sleeping-room' (A.). εὐνάζομαι, εὐνασθῆναι, εὐνάζω `id.' with τὰ εὐνάσιμα `sleeping-places' (X. Kyn. 8, 4; after ἱππάσιμος a. o., cf. Arbenz Die Adj. auf - ιμος 48), εὐναστήρ = εὐνέτης (Lyc.), εὐνάστειρα λίθος (Opp.), εὐναστήριον = εὐνατήριον (S., E.). Details of the tragedians in Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 17, Björck, Alpha impurum 139f.; also Chantraine REGr. 59-60, 227f.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. Von Strachan in Fick 2, 48, Lidén IF 19, 320f. compare OIr. (h) uam `hole' and Av. unā f. `hole, slit (in the earth)'; further s. Bq s. v., W.-Hofmann s. exuō and 1. venus. Also Arm. unim `have, own' remains far (rather with Meillet MSL 23, 276 to Hitt. epmi `take, seize', Lat. apīscor etc.).Page in Frisk: 1,589Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > εὐνή
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