ἀναπαύω anapauō

Greek word for “to give rest” · Strong’s G373 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

ἀνα-παύω; to give intermission from labour, to give rest, refresh:, Phm 20;

How it is translated

Glosses given for anapauō in context, with how often each is used:

• will rest 2
• will give rest 1
• take your rest 1
• do rest 1
• taking your rest 1
• do rest yourself 1
• refreshed 1
• has been refreshed 1
• have been refreshed 1
• do refresh 1
• rests 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Philemon 1 (2), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 6 (1), Mark 14 (1), Luke 12 (1), 1 Corinthians 16 (1), 2 Corinthians 7 (1), 1 Peter 4 (1), Revelation 6 (1)

Forms

• ἀναπαύεσθε 2
• ἀναπέπαυται 2
• ἀναπαύσω 1
• ἀναπαύσασθε 1
• ἀναπαύου 1
• ἀνέπαυσαν 1
• ἀνάπαυσόν 1
• ἀναπαύεται 1
• ἀναπαύσονται 1
• ἀναπαήσονται 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with anapauō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• σπλάγχνον splagchnon “affection/entrails” 2
• δεῦτε deute “come” 2
• λοιπόν loipon “henceforth” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 4
• καθεύδω katheudō “to sleep” 2
• παράκλησις paraklēsis “encouragement” 2
• ναί nai “yes” 2
• ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlos “sinful” 2
• μακάριος makarios “blessed” 2
• χαρά chara “joy” 2
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 3
• πολύς polus “much” 3

Key verses

The verses using anapauō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 11:28 — Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Matthew 26:45 — Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the…
• Mark 6:31 — And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as…
• Mark 14:41 — And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into…
• Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
• 1 Corinthians 16:18 — For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
• 2 Corinthians 7:13 — Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
• Philemon 1:7 — For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
• Philemon 1:20 — Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
• 1 Peter 4:14 — If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your…
• Revelation 6:11 — And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also…
• Revelation 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.