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καταπαύω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταπαύω
Greek transliteration: 
katapauō
Simplified transliteration: 
katapauo
Principal Parts: 
καταπαύσω, κατέπαυσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2664
GK Number: 
2924
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1a(5)
Gloss: 
to keep from, restrain; to give rest; to rest, cease
Definition: 
to cause to cease, restrain, Acts 14:18; to cause to rest, give final rest to, settle finally, Heb. 4:8; intrans. to rest, desist from, Heb. 4:4, 10*

Greek-English Concordance for καταπαύω

Acts 14:18 Even saying these things, they (katepausan | κατέπαυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) barely restrained (katepausan | κατέπαυσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Hebrews 4:4 For somewhere he has spoken of the seventh day in this manner: “And God rested (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) on the seventh day from all his works.”
Hebrews 4:8 For if Joshua had (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) given (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them rest (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), God would not have spoken of another time after that.
Hebrews 4:10 For the one who enters God’s rest has (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) also rested (katepausen | κατέπαυσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) from his works, as God did from his.