Lexical Summary katapauō: to cause to cease, to rest Original Word: καταπαύωTransliteration: katapauō Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-ow'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to cause to cease, to rest Meaning: to cause to cease, to rest Strong's Concordance cease, give rest. From kata and pauo; to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist -- cease, (give) rest(-rain). see GREEK kata see GREEK pauo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2664: καταπαύωκαταπαύω: 1 aorist κατεπαυσα; (κατά, like the German nieder down); 1. transitive, (the Sept. for הֵנִיחַ, הִשְׁבִּית) to make quiet, to cause to be at rest, to grant rest; i. e. a. to lead to a quiet abode: τινα, Hebrews 4:8 (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 3:20; Deuteronomy 5:33; Deuteronomy 12:10; Joshua 1:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 14:7; 2 Chronicles 32:22; Sir. 24:11). b. to still, restrain, to cause (one striving to do something) to desist: followed by τοῦ μή and an infinitive, Acts 14:18 (cf. Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.; Winer's Grammar, 325 (305)). 2. intransitive, to rest, take rest (Hebrew נוּחַ, שָׁבַת): ἀπό τίνος, Hebrews 4:4, 10,(Genesis 2:2). In the same and other senses in Greek writings from Homer down. |
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