verb

katapauamō

Greekκαταπαύω (katapauō)

Strong’sG2664

I rest, cause to rest

stem katapau-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

rested2×given … rest1×restrained1×

What it means

κατα-παύω,

[in LXX for נוּחַ, שׁבת, etc.;]

1. trans.,

(a) to cause to cease, restrain: Ac 14:18;

(b) to cause to rest: He 4:8.

2. Intrans., to rest: seq. ἀτό, He 4:4(LXX), 10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2664 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-ap-ow'-o

to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist

Fromfrom G2596 and G3973;

King Jamescease, (give) rest(-rain).

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
katapauataκατέπαυσεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	rested	3×
katapaualaκατέπαυσαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	restrained	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	katapauamō	katapauame	katapauami	katapauama	katapauamē	katapauamelē
you 2nd person singular	katapauasō	katapauase	katapauasi	katapauasa	katapauasē	katapauaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katapauatō	katapauate	katapauati	katapauata3×κατέπαυσεν	katapauatē	katapauatelē
we 1st person plural	katapauanō	katapauane	katapauani	katapauana	katapauanē	katapauanelē
ye 2nd person plural	katapauavō	katapauave	katapauavi	katapauava	katapauavē	katapauavelē
they 3rd person plural	katapaualō	katapauale	katapauali	katapauala1×κατέπαυσαν	katapaualē	katapaualelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	katapauameiō	katapauameia	katapauameiē
you 2nd person singular	katapauaseiō	katapauaseia	katapauaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katapauateiō	katapauateia	katapauateiē
we 1st person plural	katapauaneiō	katapauaneia	katapauaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	katapauaveiō	katapauaveia	katapauaveiē
they 3rd person plural	katapaualeiō	katapaualeia	katapaualeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	katapauasōr	katapauasar	katapauasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katapauatōr	katapauatar	katapauatēr
ye 2nd person plural	katapauavōr	katapauavar	katapauavēr
they 3rd person plural	katapaualōr	katapaualar	katapaualēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	katapauamoiō	katapauamoia
you 2nd person singular	katapauasoiō	katapauasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katapauatoiō	katapauatoia
we 1st person plural	katapauanoiō	katapauanoia
ye 2nd person plural	katapauavoiō	katapauavoia
they 3rd person plural	katapaualoiō	katapaualoia

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	katapauarō	katapauari	katapauara	katapauarē

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	katapauarōtos	katapauaritos	katapauaratos	katapauarētos

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

katapaustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

katapau 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

katapauata“rested”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×

Hebrews 4:4“rested”legatē gar pou peri tau hebdomau houtōs; Kai katapauata tos theos en ta hēmera ta hebdoma apo panteiu teiu ergeiu autou,For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

Hebrews 4:8“given … rest”ei gar autoin Iēsus katapauata, ouk an peri allau lalate meta houteim hēmerau.For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

Hebrews 4:10“rested”tos gar eisercharatos eis tan katapausian autou kai autos katapauata apo teiu ergeiu autou hōsper apo teiu idieiu tos theos.For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

katapauala“restrained”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 14:18“restrained”kai houteim legarōtois molis katapauala toin ochloin teu mē thuarō autoi.Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.