To keep from
καταπαύωStrong’s G2664katapauō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katapauō is the Greek word usually translated “rested”, “stopped” and “gave rest”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rested”, “stopped” and “gave rest”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rested 2
- they stopped 1
- gave rest 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 4:4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
- Hebrews 4:8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
- Hebrews 4:10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Greek dictionary
καταπαύω katapauō · to keep from
κατα-παύω [in LXX for נוּחַ, שָׁבַת, etc. ;] 1. trans., (a) to cause to cease, restrain: Act.14:18; (b) to cause to rest: Heb.4:8. 2. Intrans., to rest: before ἀτό, Heb.4:4 (LXX), Heb.4:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rested” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REST'ED, participle passive
Laid on for support.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.