Koimesis denotes sleep in John 11:13, where it is set against Jesus’ reference to death.

The attested use names sleep in a statement where the hearers understand Jesus as speaking of ordinary sleep, while he had spoken about death.

1. Sleep understood as ordinary rest · dominant

   In John 11:13, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the hearers’ understanding of Jesus’ statement; the APB renders that understanding as his speaking about “ordinary sleep,” in contrast to his speaking about death.

   John 11:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 11:13, the APB presents the hearers’ understanding as “ordinary sleep,” while contrasting it with Jesus’ speech about death.