verb
katapauamō
Strong’sG2664
I rest, cause to rest
stem katapau-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-παύω,
[in LXX for נוּחַ, שׁבת, etc.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry καππαύω Refs 5th c.BC+:— put an end to, stop, Refs 8th c.BC+; μηνιθμὸν καταπαυσέμεν (Epic dialect future infinitive) Refs 8th c.BC+; νεῖκος κ. Refs 8th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); λιγυρὰν γᾶρυν B.[same place]; Refs 2nd c.AD+; bring to a close, Refs 2nd c.BC+; κ. τὸν πρῶτον λόγον εἰς.. conclude the first section and proceed to.., Refs 6th c.AD+ — middle, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry):—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+.
II with accusative person, put an end to, i.e. kill, Refs 8th c.BC+.
II.2 make one stop from a thing, hinder, check, Refs 8th c.BC+: with participle, Refs 3rd c.BC+: with accusative only, keep in check, τινα Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 depose from power, κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς βασιληΐης, Refs 5th c.BC+ depose them from their honours, cease to worship them, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3.b put down, Refs; τὴν Κύρου δύναμιν Refs 5th c.BC+ (anapaest meter).
III passive and middle (future Refs, leave off, cease, Refs 6th c.BC+: with participle, οὐ -παήσεται ἐρχομένη Refs
IV active used intransitive like middle, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry, assuming variant); εὐημερῶν κατάπαυσον rest while you are well off, LXX
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | katapauarōntos | katapauarintos | katapauarantos | katapauarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
katapauata“rested”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Hebrews 4:4… pou peri tau hebdomau houtōs; Kai katapauata tos theos en ta hēmera ta …… And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
Hebrews 4:8ei gar autoin Iēsus katapauata, ouk an peri allosau lalate meta …For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later …
Hebrews 4:10“rested”… eis tan katapausian autou kai autos katapauata apo teiu ergeiu autou hōsper apo …… 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 legarōntois molis katapauala toin ochloin teu mē thuarō autoi.Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.