Lexicon :: Strong's G2664 - katapauō

καταπαύω
Transliteration
katapauō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ap-ow'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

καταπαύω katapaúō, kat-ap-ow'-o; from G2596 and G3973; to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist:—cease, (give) rest(-rain).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2664 in the following manner: restrain (1x), rest (1x), give rest (1x), cease (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2664 in the following manner: restrain (1x), rest (1x), give rest (1x), cease (1x).
  1. to make quiet, to cause to be at rest, to grant rest

    1. to lead to a quiet abode

    2. to still, restrain, to cause (one striving to do something) to desist

  2. to rest, take rest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταπαύω katapaúō, kat-ap-ow'-o; from G2596 and G3973; to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist:—cease, (give) rest(-rain).
STRONGS G2664:
καταπαύω: 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
2:2
Exodus
33:14
Deuteronomy
3:20; 5:33; 12:10
Joshua
1:13; 1:15
2 Chronicles
14:7; 32:22
Acts
14:18
Hebrews
4:4; 4:8; 4:10
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