verb
pauemō
Greekπαύω (pauō)
Strong’sG3973
I cause to cease
stem pau-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books12 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παύω,
[in LXX for כּלה pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3973 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpow'-o
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
Froma primary verb ("pause");
King Jamescease, leave, refrain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pauemōπαύομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | cease | 1× |
| pauetōπαύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | stops | 1× |
| pauenōπαυόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural | ceased | 1× |
| paueleἐπαύοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | cease | 1× |
| pauesiπαύσῃ | will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular | stop | 1× |
| paueliπαύσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | cease | 1× |
| pauemaἐπαυσάμην | happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular | cease | 1× |
| pauetaἐπαύσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | finished | 2× |
| pauelaἐπαύσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | ceased | 3× |
| pauetēπέπαυται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | ceased | 1× |
| pauatarπαυσάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | keep | 1× |
| paueraπαύσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | ceased | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 13 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 | pauamō | pauame | pauami | pauama | pauamē | pauamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pauasō | pauase | pauasi | pauasa | pauasē | pauaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauatō | pauate | pauati | pauata | pauatē | pauatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pauanō | pauane | pauani | pauana | pauanē | pauanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauavō | pauave | pauavi | pauava | pauavē | pauavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paualō | pauale | pauali | pauala | paualē | paualelē |
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 | pauemō1×παύομαι | paueme | pauemi | pauema1×ἐπαυσάμην | pauemē | pauemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pauesō | pauese | pauesi1×παύσῃ | pauesa | pauesē | paueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauetō1×παύεται | pauete | paueti | paueta2×ἐπαύσατο | pauetē1×πέπαυται | pauetelē |
| we 1st person plural | pauenō1×παυόμεθα | pauene | paueni | pauena | pauenē | pauenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauevō | paueve | pauevi | paueva | pauevē | pauevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pauelō | pauele1×ἐπαύοντο | paueli1×παύσονται | pauela3×ἐπαύσαντο | pauelē | pauelelē |
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 | pauameiō | pauameia | pauameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pauaseiō | pauaseia | pauaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauateiō | pauateia | pauateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pauaneiō | pauaneia | pauaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauaveiō | pauaveia | pauaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paualeiō | paualeia | paualeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pauemeiō | pauemeia | pauemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paueseiō | paueseia | paueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paueteiō | paueteia | paueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paueneiō | paueneia | paueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paueveiō | paueveia | paueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paueleiō | paueleia | paueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pauasōr | pauasar | pauasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauatōr | pauatar1×παυσάτω | pauatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauavōr | pauavar | pauavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paualōr | paualar | paualēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pauesōr | pauesar | pauesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauetōr | pauetar | pauetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauevōr | pauevar | pauevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pauelōr | pauelar | pauelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pauamoiō | pauamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pauasoiō | pauasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauatoiō | pauatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pauanoiō | pauanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauavoiō | pauavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paualoiō | paualoia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pauemoiō | pauemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pauesoiō | pauesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pauetoiō | pauetoia |
| we 1st person plural | pauenoiō | pauenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pauevoiō | pauevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paueloiō | paueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pauarō | pauari | pauara | pauarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | pauerō | paueri | pauera1×παύσασθαι | pauerē |
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 | pauarōtos | pauaritos | pauaratos | pauarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | pauerōtos | paueritos | paueratos | pauerētos |
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
pau 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
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
pauemō“cease”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Ephesians 1:16“cease”ouk pauemō eucharistarōtos huper vu mneian poierōtos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
pauetō“stops”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 6:13“stops”histanala tē marturoin pseudoin legarōtoin; Tos anthrōpos houtos ouk pauetō lalarōtos rēmeim kata tou topou tou hagiou kai tou nomou,where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
pauenō“ceased”happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural1×
Colossians 1:9“ceased”Dia houtem kai nis, apo hau hēmerau akouana, ouk pauenō huper vu proseucherōtois kai aiterōtois hina plēriveia tan epignōsian teu thelēmeu autou en panta sofia kai sunesia pneumatika,For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
pauele“cease”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 5:42“cease”pantan tē hēmeran en te hiere kai kata oikon ouk pauele didaskarōtois kai euangelizerōtois ton christon Iēsun.Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
pauesi“stop”will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 13:10“stop”legata; Ō plēror pantou dolou kai pantau radiourgiau, huior diabolou, echthror pantau dikaiosunau, ouk pauesi diastrefarōtos tain hodain kuriou tain euthuain?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
paueli“cease”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 13:8“cease”Tas agapas oudepote piptatō. eite de profēteiais, katargili; eite glōssais, paueli; eite gnōsias, katargiti.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
pauema“cease”happened · Iaorist middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 20:31“cease”dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōtois hoti trietian nuxan kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōtos henon hekaston.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
paueta“finished”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 5:4“finished”hōs de paueta lalarōtos, legata pros ton Simōnon; Epanagasar eis tem bathem kai chalavar teim diktueim vu eis agran.When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
Luke 11:1“finished”Kai gineta en te arō auton en topo tino proseucherōton, hōs paueta, legata tinos toiu mathētoiu autou pros auton; Kurior, didaskasar nin proseucherō, kathōs kai Iōannos didaskata toin mathētoin autou.One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
pauela“ceased”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 8:24“ceased”prosercharatois de diegeirala auton legarōtois; Epistator epistator, apolluenō; tos de diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai to kludōno teu hudōreu, kai pauela, kai gineta galēnas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
Acts 21:32“stopped”hos exautēs paralambaratos stratiōtoin kai hekatontarchēoin katatrechata epi autoin, tois de horaratois ton chiliarchon kai toin stratiōtoin pauela tuptarōtois ton Paulon.Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Hebrews 10:2“ceased”epei ouk an pauela prosferirōtais, dia tem mēdenan echarō ēti suneidēsian hamartaiu toin latreuarōtoin hapax katharizirētoin?If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
pauetē“ceased”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:1“ceased”Christou oun pascharatou sarxa kai vis tan autan ennoian hoplizevar, hoti tos pascharatos sarxa pauetē hamartau,Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
pauatar“keep”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 3:10“keep”tos gar thelarōtos zōan agaparō kai horara hēmerain agathain pauatar tan glōssan apo kakeu kai cheileim teu mē lalara dolon,For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
pauera“ceased”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 20:1“ceased”Meta de tem pauera ton thorubon metapemperatos tos Paulos toin mathētoin kai parakalaratos, aspazeratos exerchata poreuerō eis Makedonian.When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.