What does "sleepeth" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep

What is a synonym for "sleepeth"?

Common synonyms include: catch some z's, rest, slumber, annihilation, ataraxia, ataraxy.

Sleepeth

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
"And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth."

Synonyms

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catch some z's rest slumber annihilation ataraxia ataraxy

Example

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"And when he shall go to sleep, mark the place wherein he sleepeth: and thou shalt go in, and lift up the clothes wherewith he is covered towards his feet, and shalt lay thyself down there: and he will tell thee what thou must do."

Etymology

From sleep + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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