sleepeth

Lies in repose

Sleepeth is an archaic third-person singular form of sleep, using the -eth ending common in Early Modern English.

It appears in the King James Bible and Shakespeare: He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Modern readers encounter it primarily in religious texts, poetry, and deliberate archaism.

poetic

slumber

Light, restful unconsciousness

reposePeaceful stillness or calm
dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
twilightLight after sunset

moonlight · stillness · peaceful · gentle · quiet · rest · midnight · silent · chamber · pillow

biblical

psalm

Sacred scriptural song

scriptureSacred religious writings
watchmanBuilding security guard
shepherdOne who tends flocks

Israel · keeper · Lazarus · disciples · Gethsemane · vigil · parable · gospel · prophet · slumber

archaic

biblical

Of sacred texts

ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
King JamesEnglish Bible translation, 1611
verilyArchaic word for certainly

forsooth · whilst · dormant · scripture · psalm · verse · prayer · devotion · thy · thee

Opposites

state of consciousness

sleepethwaketh

Archaic for rouses

awaketh · wakes · awakens · is awake · riseth

archaic register

sleepethsleeps

Rests unconsciously at night

snoozes · naps · dozes · slumbers · crashes

activity level

sleepethworketh

Labors, in scripture

runneth · moveth · walketh · works · labors

Phrases

sleeper carTrain compartment with beds
sleeper cellsHidden agents awaiting orders
sleeper hitsUnheralded works gaining popularity
light sleeperOne easily awakened
sleeper agentsCovert operatives awaiting activation
sleeper trainTrain with sleeping accommodations

Family

sleeper, sleepers

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