Original Word: καταπαύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katapauó
Pronunciation: kat-ap-ow'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-ow'-o)
Definition: To cause to rest, to bring to a stop, to quiet
Meaning: (a) trans: I cause to rest, bring to rest; I cause to refrain, (b) intrans: I rest.

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

Word Origin
from kata and pauó
Definition
to cause to cease, to rest
NASB Translation
given...rest (1), rested (2), restrained (1).

STRONGS NT 2664: καταπαύω

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.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and the verb παύω (pauō, meaning "to cease" or "to stop").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 5117: נוּחַ (nuach) • to rest, settle down, to be quiet.
• Strong's Hebrew 7673: שָׁבַת (shabath) • to cease, desist, rest.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the idea of rest and cessation, often used in the context of the Sabbath and God's rest after creation. The Greek καταπαύω, therefore, carries forward this rich theological theme of divine rest and the invitation for believers to enter into that rest through faith.

Usage: The verb καταπαύω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of causing something to cease or bringing it to a state of rest. It is often used in the context of God's rest or the cessation of work.

Context: The term καταπαύω appears in the New Testament primarily in the context of rest, particularly in the Epistle to the Hebrews. It is used to describe the rest that God entered into after the creation of the world and the rest that believers are invited to enter through faith. In Hebrews 4:10, it is written, "For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His." This passage highlights the spiritual rest that is available to believers, paralleling the physical rest God took on the seventh day of creation. The concept of rest in this context is not merely physical cessation from labor but a deeper, spiritual rest that signifies peace and fulfillment in God's presence. The use of καταπαύω underscores the completeness and finality of this rest, emphasizing that it is a cessation of striving and a trust in God's finished work.

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