G372Noun, feminine5 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 11:29ἀνάπαυσιν
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Luke 11:24ἀνάπαυσιν
When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
- Revelation 4:8ἀνάπαυσιν
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Abbott-Smith
(ἀνάπαύω) [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ and its derivatives, שַׁבָּת and its cognates (Ex, Le) ;]
cessation, rest, refreshment: Mat.11:26 12:43, Luk.11:24, Rev.4:8 14:11.†
SYN.: ἄνεσις (lit, the relaxation of the strings of a lyre), prop. signifies the rest or ease which comes from the relaxation of unfavourable conditions, as, e.g. affliction: ἀνάπ., the rest which comes from the temporary cessation of labour (see Tr., Stn., § xl; Cremer, 827; MM, VGT, see word)
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.