What does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)".
Greek · G1879
ἐπαναπαύομαι
To settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
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ἐπαναπαύομαι G1879
Pronunciation epanapaúomai
What does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1879?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rely on (1), will rest (1).
Where does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rely on 1× Romans 2:17
will rest 1× Luke 10:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Romans 1
Source forms
ἐπαναπαήσεται 1x epanapaēsetai Luke 10:6
ἐπαναπαύῃ 1x epanapauē Romans 2:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Romans 2:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
Strong's G1879
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:6 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναπαύσεται epanapausetai
I rest upon, rely on, trust in
Read verse Romans 2:17 Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναπαύῃ epanapauh
I rest upon, rely on, trust in
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Future, Present Voices Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Passive Luke 10:6 1×
Present Middle Rom 2:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 1 present 1
Voice
passive 1 middle 1
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπαναπαύομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain