καταπαύω
katapauō · restrain, rest
Greek word · Strong’s number G2664 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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katapauō (καταπαύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “restrain, rest”.
Make someone stop, restrain; also give rest, or rest.
How to say it
ka·ta·pau·ō
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
- To hold someone back from doing something.
- To bring someone to a place of peace and ease.
- To stop working and rest.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- rested ×2
- had given rest ×1
- restrained ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 14:18
And saying these things, they barely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
- Hebrews 4:4
For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.
- Hebrews 4:8
For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not be speaking of another day after these things.
- Hebrews 4:10
For the one who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, just as God did from his own.