anapauō · rest, refresh

What it means

anapauō (ἀναπαύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rest, refresh”.

Give rest, refresh; rest.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To stop working and regain strength, or let another regain it.
2. To bring relief to someone's heart.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• rest ×7
• has been refreshed ×1
• have been refreshed ×1
• refresh ×1
• rests ×1
• they refreshed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philemon×2
• 1 Peter×1
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 11:28

  Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

• Matthew 26:45

  Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Look, the hour has come near, and the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Mark 6:31

  And he says to them, “You yourselves come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a little.” For those who were coming and going were many, and they did not even have the chance to eat.

• Mark 14:41

  And he comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come; look, the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Luke 12:19

  And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’

• 1 Corinthians 16:18

  for they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.

• 2 Corinthians 7:13

  For this reason we have been comforted. And besides our comfort we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

• Philemon 1:7

  For I have had much joy and comfort from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

• Philemon 1:20

  Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Messiah.

• 1 Peter 4:14

  If you are reproached for the name of the Messiah, you are happy, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

• Revelation 6:11

  And to each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer, until the number also of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were about to be killed as they themselves had been would be completed.

• Revelation 14:13

  And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Happy are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow them.”