κοιμίζω

1. to put to sleep , (Euripides); ἄημα ἐκοίμισε πόντον, i. e. the winds suffer the sea to rest—; by ceasing (cf. Virg. straverunt aequora venti) , (Sophocles Tragicus): metaphorically, μεγαληγορίαν κ. to lay pride asleep , (Euripides); so, κ. τὰς λύπας (Xenophon Historicus):—;Pass., παῖς κοιμίζεται (Euripides)

2. of the sleep of death, (Sophocles Tragicus); also in Mid., (Euripides) (ML)