κοιμάμαι (kimáme)

Pronunciation

Definitions & Examples

• verb:
  to sleep (to rest in a state of reduced consciousness)
  Examples:

  • Θέλω να κοιμηθώ αλλά οι διπλανοί κάνουν θόρυβο.Thélo na koimithó allá oi diplanoí kánoun thóryvo.
  • I want to sleep but the next door neighbours are making noise.
• verb:
  (figuratively) to idle, laze, lounge, loaf (to do nothing or to be lazy and unwilling to move)
  Examples:

  • Κάνε κάτι και μην κοιμάσαι!Káne káti kai min koimásai!
  • Do something and stop lazing about!
• verb:
  (figuratively) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse)
  Examples:

  • Άντε τώρα να μετρήσεις με πόσους έχει κοιμηθεί αυτή.Ánte tóra na metríseis me pósous échei koimitheí aftí.
  • It's anyone's guess how many she has slept with.
• verb:
  (Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) (euphemistic, figurative) (forms usually the same as the Ancient Greek κοιμῶμαι (koimômai)) to repose [in the Lord], to die
  Examples:

  • Ο άγιος εκοιμήθη στα εξήντα του χρόνια.O ágios ekoimíthi sta exínta tou chrónia.
  • The saint reposed in the Lord (died) at age sixty.