καταπαύω
katapauō
“to keep from”
Definition
to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist
from G2596 (κατά) and G3973 (παύω);
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Occurrences
καταπαύω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
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