καταπαύω katapaúō
Meaning
to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist
In the King James Version: cease, (give) rest(-rain)
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and G3973 (παύω);
Where it is used
- Acts 14:18 Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
- Hebrews 4:4 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 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- Hebrews 4:10 For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.