κεκοίμηται ,[1 verse] (3rd sg perf ind mp) "Sleepeth" is from koimao, which means "to lull", "to fall asleep", "to put to sleep", and it is a metaphor for "to still" and "to calm." But in the middle and passive form used here, it means "to fall asleep," "to go to bed," "to lie down" (for animals), "to keep watch during the night", "to remain during the night," and metaphorically, it refers "to the sleep of death."