verb
anapauemō
Greekἀναπαύω (anapauō)
Strong’sG373
I make to rest, give rest to, rest, take my ease
stem anapau-12 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνα-παύω,
[in LXX for fourteen different words, chiefly נוּחַ, also רָבַץ, שָׁאַן, etc.;],
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G373 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ap-ow'-o
(reflexively) to repose (literally or figuratively (be exempt), remain); by implication, to refresh
King Jamestake ease, refresh, (give, take) rest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anapauetōἀναπαύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | rests | 1× |
| anapauevōἀναπαύεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | resting | 2× |
| anapauamiἀναπαύσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | give … rest | 1× |
| anapaueliἀναπαύσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | rest | 1× |
| anapauiliἀναπαήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | rest | 1× |
| anapaualaἀνέπαυσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | refreshed | 1× |
| anapauitēἀναπέπαυται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | refreshed | 2× |
| anapauesōrἀναπαύου | happening now · youpresent middle imperative 2nd person singular | relax | 1× |
| anapauasarἀνάπαυσόν | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | refresh | 1× |
| anapauevarἀναπαύσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | rest | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 9 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauamō | anapauame | anapauami1×ἀναπαύσω | anapauama | anapauamē | anapauamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauasō | anapauase | anapauasi | anapauasa | anapauasē | anapauaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauatō | anapauate | anapauati | anapauata | anapauatē | anapauatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauanō | anapauane | anapauani | anapauana | anapauanē | anapauanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauavō | anapauave | anapauavi | anapauava | anapauavē | anapauavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaualō | anapauale | anapauali | anapauala1×ἀνέπαυσαν | anapaualē | anapaualelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemō | anapaueme | anapauemi | anapauema | anapauemē | anapauemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesō | anapauese | anapauesi | anapauesa | anapauesē | anapaueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauetō1×ἀναπαύεται | anapauete | anapaueti | anapaueta | anapauetē | anapauetelē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauenō | anapauene | anapaueni | anapauena | anapauenē | anapauenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevō2×ἀναπαύεσθε | anapaueve | anapauevi | anapaueva | anapauevē | anapauevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauelō | anapauele | anapaueli1×ἀναπαύσονται | anapauela | anapauelē | anapauelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimō | anapauime | anapauimi | anapauima | anapauimē | anapauimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisō | anapauise | anapauisi | anapauisa | anapauisē | anapauiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauitō | anapauite | anapauiti | anapauita | anapauitē2×ἀναπέπαυται | anapauitelē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauinō | anapauine | anapauini | anapauina | anapauinē | anapauinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivō | anapauive | anapauivi | anapauiva | anapauivē | anapauivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauilō | anapauile | anapauili1×ἀναπαήσονται | anapauila | anapauilē | anapauilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauameiō | anapauameia | anapauameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauaseiō | anapauaseia | anapauaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauateiō | anapauateia | anapauateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauaneiō | anapauaneia | anapauaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauaveiō | anapauaveia | anapauaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaualeiō | anapaualeia | anapaualeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemeiō | anapauemeia | anapauemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapaueseiō | anapaueseia | anapaueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapaueteiō | anapaueteia | anapaueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anapaueneiō | anapaueneia | anapaueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapaueveiō | anapaueveia | anapaueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaueleiō | anapaueleia | anapaueleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimeiō | anapauimeia | anapauimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauiseiō | anapauiseia | anapauiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauiteiō | anapauiteia | anapauiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauineiō | anapauineia | anapauineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauiveiō | anapauiveia | anapauiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauileiō | anapauileia | anapauileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauasōr | anapauasar1×ἀνάπαυσόν | anapauasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauatōr | anapauatar | anapauatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauavōr | anapauavar | anapauavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaualōr | anapaualar | anapaualēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesōr1×ἀναπαύου | anapauesar | anapauesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauetōr | anapauetar | anapauetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevōr | anapauevar1×ἀναπαύσασθε | anapauevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauelōr | anapauelar | anapauelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisōr | anapauisar | anapauisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauitōr | anapauitar | anapauitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivōr | anapauivar | anapauivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauilōr | anapauilar | anapauilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauamoiō | anapauamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauasoiō | anapauasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauatoiō | anapauatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauanoiō | anapauanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauavoiō | anapauavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaualoiō | anapaualoia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemoiō | anapauemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesoiō | anapauesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauetoiō | anapauetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauenoiō | anapauenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevoiō | anapauevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaueloiō | anapaueloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimoiō | anapauimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisoiō | anapauisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauitoiō | anapauitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauinoiō | anapauinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivoiō | anapauivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauiloiō | anapauiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anapauarō | anapauari | anapauara | anapauarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anapauerō | anapaueri | anapauera | anapauerē |
| acted on passive voice | anapauirō | anapauiri | anapauira | anapauirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anapauarōtos | anapauaritos | anapauaratos | anapauarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anapauerōtos | anapaueritos | anapaueratos | anapauerētos |
| acted on passive voice | anapauirōtos | anapauiritos | anapauiratos | anapauirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anapau is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
anapauetō“rests”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:14“rests”ei oneidizivō en onome Christou, makariois, hoti tem tau doxau kai tem tou theou pneumem epi vin anapauetō.If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
anapauevō“resting”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 26:45“resting”tote erchetō pros toin mathētoin kai legatō autoi; Katheudavō tem loipem kai anapauevō; idou engizatē tas hōras kai tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōitō eis cheirain hamartōloiu.Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mark 14:41“resting”kai erchetō tem tritem kai legatō autoi; Katheudavō tem loipem kai anapauevō; apechatō; erchata tas hōras, idou paradōitō tos huios tou anthrōpou eis tain cheirain toiu hamartōloiu.When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
anapauami“give … rest”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 11:28“give … rest”Deute pros min pantoir toir kopiarōtoir kai fortizirētoir, kamis anapauami vin.Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
anapaueli“rest”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 6:11“rest”kai dōita autoi hekasto stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōtois apokteinirō hōs kai autois.Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
anapauili“rest”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:13“rest”Kai akouama fōnau ek tou ouranou legarōtau; Grafasar; Makariois tois nekrois tois en kurio apothnēskarōtois apo arti. nai, legatō tem pneumem, hina anapauili ek toiu kopoiu autoiu, teim gar ergeim autoiu akolouthatō meta autoiu.And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead — those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
anapauala“refreshed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 16:18“refreshed”anapauala gar tem ēmem pneumem kai tem vu. epignōskavōr oun toin toioutoin.For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.
anapauitē“refreshed”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Corinthians 7:13“refreshed”dia houtem parakalinē. Epi de ta paraklēsia nu perissoterōs mallon chairina epi ta chara Titou, hoti anapauitē tem pneumem autou apo pantoiu vu;On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
Philemon 1:7“refreshed”charan gar pollan echama kai paraklēsian epi ta agapa su, hoti teim splanchneim toiu hagioiu anapauitē dia su, adelfor.I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
anapauesōr“relax”happening now · youpresent middle imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 12:19“relax”kai legami ta psucha mu; Psuchar, echasō polleim agatheim keierōteim eis eteim polleim; anapauesōr, esthiasar, pinasar, eufrainisōr.Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
anapauasar“refresh”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Philemon 1:20“refresh”nai, adelfor, mis su oninemoia en kurio; anapauasar mu teim splanchneim en Christo.Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
anapauevar“rest”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 6:31“rest”kai legatō autoi; Deute vis autois kata idian eis erēmon topon kai anapauevar oligem. ale gar tois ercherōtois kai tois hupagarōtois pollois, kai oude esthiara eukairale.And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.