verb
anapauomō
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
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Give rest, refresh; rest, take one's ease. The word is used of causing someone to stop laboring and be refreshed 1234, and, reflexively, of a person ceasing from work or trouble to rest, sleep, or enjoy repose 1234. It occurs of physical rest from labor or hardship 1234 and, more broadly, of finding relief or being put at ease 123.
The word is also used of something, such as a spirit, coming to rest or settle upon a person 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry and Ionic dialect ἀμπ-, future middle ἀναπαύσομαι: aorist ἀνεπαυσάμην Attic dialect and Hellenistic (but ἀνεπαύθημενLXX: later, aorist passive ἀναπάηRefsfuture passive ἀναπαήσομαι variant NT: present middle ἀναπάεταιRefs:—make to cease, stop or hinder from a thing, χειμῶνος.. ὅς ῥά τε ἔργων ἀνθρώπους ἀνέπαυσενRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. τινὰ τοῦ πλάνου give him rest from wandering, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς λειτουργοῦντας ἀ. (i.e. τῶν ἀναλωμάτων) to relieve them from.., Refs 4th c.BC+
2 with accusative only, put an end to, βοήνRefs 5th c.BC+; more frequently rest, make to halt, ἀ. στράτευμαRefs 5th c.BC+; εἴδωλον ἀ. ἐπὶ ἅμαξαν lay it in a reposing posture, Refs 2nd c.AD+give me rest, Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 bring to a close, τὸν λόγονRefs 2nd c.AD+
4 rarely intransitive in sense of middle, take rest, ἀναπαύοντες ἐν τῷ μέρειRefs 5th c.BC+
5 of land, cause to lie fallow, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II in middle and passive, take rest, ἀναπαύου κακῶν take rest from.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ ναυμαχίας ἀ. rest after a sea-fight, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπ᾽ ἄγρας κεκμακὼς ἀμπαύσεται [Πάν] Refs 3rd c.BC+; especially of troops, halt, rest, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀναπεπ. τῶν εἰσφορῶν to be relieved from.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 absolutely, take one's rest, sleep, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b of land, lie fallow, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.c of the dead, ἀμπ. σὺν φιλίῃ ξυνῶς ἀλόχῳRefs; ὧδε ἀναπάεταιRefs 3rd c.BC+; ἀ. alone, die, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2.d regain strength, uncertain reading in Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 rest or settle upon an object, τὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ πνεῦμα ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἀναπαύεται LXX+NT; of shadows, Refs 4th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anapauotōἀναπαύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | rests | 1× |
| anapauovōἀναπαύεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive 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× |
| anapauotēἀναπέπαυται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | refreshed | 2× |
| anapauosōrἀναπαύου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive 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 204, 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauomō | anapauome | anapauomē | anapauomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauosō | anapauose | anapauosē | anapauoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauotō1×ἀναπαύεται | anapauote | anapauotē2×ἀναπέπαυται | anapauotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauonō | anapauone | anapauonē | anapauonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauovō2×ἀναπαύεσθε | anapauove | anapauovē | anapauovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauolō | anapauole | anapauolē | anapauolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemi | anapauema |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesi | anapauesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapaueti | anapaueta |
| we 1st person plural | anapaueni | anapauena |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevi | anapaueva |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaueli1×ἀναπαύσονται | anapauela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimi | anapauima |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisi | anapauisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauiti | anapauita |
| we 1st person plural | anapauini | anapauina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivi | anapauiva |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauili1×ἀναπαήσονται | anapauila |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauomeiō | anapauomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauoseiō | anapauoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauoteiō | anapauoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anapauoneiō | anapauoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauoveiō | anapauoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauoleiō | anapauoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapaueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapaueteia |
| we 1st person plural | anapaueneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapaueveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaueleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauiteia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauileia |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauosōr1×ἀναπαύου | anapauosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauotōr | anapauotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauovōr | anapauovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauolōr | anapauolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevar1×ἀναπαύσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauilar |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anapauonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anapauoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anapaueloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anapauimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anapauisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anapauitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anapauinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anapauivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anapauorō | anapauorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anapaueri | anapauera | ||
| acted on passive voice | anapauiri | anapauira |
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 | anapauarōntos | anapauarintos | anapauarantos | anapauarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anapauorōntos | anapauorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anapauerintos | anapauerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anapauirintos | anapauirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
anapauotō“rests”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:14… tem tou theou pneumem epi vin anapauotō.… Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
anapauovō“resting”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 26:45… legatō autoi; Katheudavō tem loipem kai anapauovō; idou engizatē tas hōras kai tos …… said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and …
Mark 14:41… legatō autoi; Katheudavō tem loipem kai anapauovō; apechatō; erchata tas hōras, idou paradōotō …… said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has …
anapauami“give … rest”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 11:28… pantoir tois kopiarōntoir kai fortizorēntoir, kamis anapauami vin.… weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
anapaueli“rest”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 6:11… stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai …… a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the …
anapauili“rest”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:13… arti. nai, legatō tem pneumem, hina anapauili ek toiu kopoiu autoiu, teim gar …… Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds …
anapauala“refreshed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 16:18anapauala gar tem ēmem pneumem kai tem …For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well …
anapauotē“refreshed”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Corinthians 7:13… chairina epi ta chara Titou, hoti anapauotē tem pneumem autou apo pantoiu vu;… Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
Philemon 1:7… su, hoti teim splanchneim toiu hagioiu anapauotē dia su, adelfor.… your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
anapauosōr“relax”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 12:19“relax”… polleim agatheim keiorōnteim eis eteim polleim; anapauosōr, esthiasar, pinasar, eufranosōr.… 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… adelfor, mis su oninemoia en kurio; anapauasar mu teim splanchneim en Christo.… benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
anapauevar“rest”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 6:31… kata idian eis erēmon topon kai anapauevar oligem. ale gar tois erchorōntois kai …… a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people …