katheudō · sleep

What it means

katheudō (καθεύδω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sleep”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To rest with closed eyes through the night.
2. To be dead, or live without being alert to God.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• sleeping ×15
• sleep ×5
• asleep ×1
• sleeper ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×8
• Luke×2
• Ephesians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×4

• Matthew 8:24

  And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

• Matthew 9:24

  said, “Go away, for the girl has not died, but is sleeping.” And they were laughing at him.

• Matthew 13:25

  But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

• Matthew 25:5

  And as the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and were sleeping.

• Matthew 26:40

  And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, “So you were not able to keep watch with me one hour?

• Matthew 26:43

  And coming again, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

• Matthew 26:45

  Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Look, the hour has come near, and the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Mark 4:27

  and sleep and rise night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows tall, he does not know how.

• Mark 4:38

  And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they wake him and say to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

• Mark 5:39

  And going in, he says to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died, but is sleeping.”

• Mark 13:36

  lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.

• Mark 14:37

  And he comes and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to keep watch one hour?

• Mark 14:40

  And again coming, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

• Mark 14:41

  And he comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come; look, the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Luke 8:52

  And all were weeping and beating their breasts for her. But he said, “Do not weep; for she has not died, but is sleeping.”

• Luke 22:46

  And he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

• Ephesians 5:14

  for everything that is made visible is light. Therefore it says: Awake, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:6

  So then, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us keep watch and be sober.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:7

  For those who sleep sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:10

  who died for us, so that whether we keep watch or sleep we may live together with him.

And 2 more times.